gestural

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Recent Examples of gestural The tarps are painted and manipulated in ways that are gestural and that appear almost like a Stella painting. Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Moon’s colorful ceramic sculptures and gestural paintings take inspiration from a variety of global cultures. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025 Frankel Hirsch continued to experiment with couture techniques in new ways, adding more drama, a la the gestural illustrations by Erté. Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025 The gestural scale of Pronouns both maps and encourages an ASL conversation space. Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gestural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
  • In 2011: Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, known for her expressive vocals, died at age 27 from alcohol poisoning.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • The single arrives alongside an expressive music video directed by (La)Horde.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • These screenings help Phoenix Elementary nurses determine which students may benefit from a referral to the mobile vision clinic.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Satellite internet constellation Starlink provides network coverage for around 130 countries and territories, with the aim of offering global mobile broadband.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • They are placed on top of a quarterback’s helmet and are small and easily movable, which helps teams capture unique views on the field.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
  • Its movable limbs complicate the aerodynamics, and gases emitted from the wind turbines exceed 1,200 degrees and flow at nearly the speed of sound.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet the most moving and memorable picture in the show, aside from Rembrandt’s, is one by his contemporary Hendrick van Steenwijk the Younger, on loan from the National Gallery, in Washington, D.C.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
  • Since that splashy White House announcement, the tariff rates have been a wildly moving target.
    July 16, NPR, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And there's a lot of demonstrative evidence in this case, is my understanding.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
  • Alexander Zverev Loses at Wimbledon and Might Need Therapy Alexander Zverev isn’t the most demonstrative of players at the best of times, but the German is going through the worst of times.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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