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Recent Examples of fictive
Events remain piercingly actual and threatening in their effects on real people, while also being duplicated in a fictive system that shows and spoofs them at the same time.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Tidy narratives of progress—always somewhat fictive, useful to journalists and publicists more than to consumers and artists—started to degrade.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
So being connected, even this fictive version of reading the New York Times every day, that was part of that.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Set at the outbreak of World War I, this fictive tale of invading German forces wreaking havoc in the Belgian countryside depicts just one arena for violence in a conflict that would drag on for another four years.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Tidy narratives of progress—always somewhat fictive, useful to journalists and publicists more than to consumers and artists—started to degrade.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
So being connected, even this fictive version of reading the New York Times every day, that was part of that.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Set at the outbreak of World War I, this fictive tale of invading German forces wreaking havoc in the Belgian countryside depicts just one arena for violence in a conflict that would drag on for another four years.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictive
Adjective
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But that moment of enjoyment is only a brief, illusory respite from Ahmet’s laborious responsibilities herding sheep and caring for his kid brother Naim (Agush Agushev), the picture of innocence and adorableness, who hasn’t spoken since their mother died.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Exploring the theme of alternate worlds, Lynch thrusts Madison into an illusory realm inhabited by killers, drug dealers and pornographers by merging his identity into that of young mechanic named Pete Dayton.—
Billy J. Stratton,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.—
Tom Vitale,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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This included bobblehead characters with micro-expressions along with fungi-like environments and quirky creatures for the hallucinatory realm that the late David Lynch might’ve appreciated.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t callousness or delusive optimism but, rather, a rebellion against the suffocating expectation that the elderly have foreclosed the possibility of joy.—
Hillary Kelly,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2024
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To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
5 July 2022
Adjective
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As mentioned above, Iowa’s first-half efficiency from 3-point range was nonexistent in the second half, and Maryland appeared more active staying on its assignments and using its hands to make four steals.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Dialogue is nearly nonexistent, but the film thrums with a kinetic musical rhythm.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s got a slim, high-rise fit with a deceptive amount of cargo space that includes tennis ball pockets and side pockets.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Phishing campaigns leverage compromised accounts or domains to send deceptive invitations, luring victims into downloading harmful files.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fey and Poehler interrupted the host’s monologue, much to his (feigned) surprise, and critiqued his joke telling.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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Behind the feigned admiration lurks a depth charge of judgement or criticism.—
John Bowe, Contributor,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Fictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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