as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on
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Recent Examples of revelatory
The insights leaders and teams can gain from such an exercise are broad and deep, personal and professional, revelatory and aspirational.
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Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Post-credits scenes that are any more revelatory than this one?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The next morning’s New Moon in your sign is likewise revelatory.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
Much of the other body camera footage shows officers waiting around after the breach or clearing classrooms that are empty, offering little revelatory detail.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2024
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Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Post-credits scenes that are any more revelatory than this one?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The next morning’s New Moon in your sign is likewise revelatory.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
Much of the other body camera footage shows officers waiting around after the breach or clearing classrooms that are empty, offering little revelatory detail.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelatory
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John Zogby Grade: C Two new polls out late this week are very suggestive.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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In research conducted last year by Interface and AI Forensics, the group found that users presented with a series of search suggestions most often picked the most suggestive headline available to click on.David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 July 2024
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The film is an intimate and revealing portrait of the writer, told with extensive archival footage and recent interviews.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a revealing exposé that underscores the growing ethical concerns in artificial intelligence development, former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji has stepped forward with troubling allegations about the company's data collection practices.Virginie Berger, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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An unusually eloquent waiter—an aspiring actor—took our order and returned with the plates: pork shoulder for Graham, a hockey-puck-size fish cake with anchovy sauce for me.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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In a lengthy and eloquent letter, Laura set down her husband’s final hours.Paul Lindholdt, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2024
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But a second Trump administration could also harness the country’s brilliant and sometimes brutal motion in productive ways, taking meaningful steps to make the United States more secure in a perilous world.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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The neuroscientist and brain surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, was studying the brain activity behind speech, that precise and delicate neural choreography by which lips, jaw, tongue, and larynx produce meaningful sounds.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The expressive face of the puppet can be helpful then.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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My films are really expressive about people’s lives.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelatory. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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