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Recent Examples of emote
According to the outlet, Lawrence does get Botox (but doesn't get fillers) and understands the implications injectables in her forehead might have on her acting and her ability to emote.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Tabitha didn't seem to know how to emote on camera.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Glass models look more modern, while copper models tend to emote a vintage style.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Tabitha didn't seem to know how to emote on camera.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Glass models look more modern, while copper models tend to emote a vintage style.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emote
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Chase Reid, meanwhile, just put together a better-than-point-per-game season in the OHL and has the loud tools — the escapability and skating speed in particular — that have NHL scouts positively drooling.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Predators respond with head shaking, gaping, drooling, and frantic licking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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And if fawning over flora is your thing, a new report by online casino Spinblitz might inspire you to book a getaway.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bondi fawned over Trump in a way unbefitting the nation’s chief law-enforcement officer.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ever the dedicated mother, Stacy runs to her adult daughter’s aid, fussing at her for not using a driver for her errands.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The crime went unsolved for many years, prompting Mason to start making this movie in the early 2000s, and the immediate conclusion to jump to is that the LAPD maybe wasn’t too fussed about it.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Emote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emote. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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