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Recent Examples of vividness
Whatever transformation occurs reflects the brute metamorphosis of character into symbol, not the fullness of realism or the vividness of fiction.
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever transformation occurs reflects the brute metamorphosis of character into symbol, not the fullness of realism or the vividness of fiction.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Yet the vividness of these rare deaths powerfully shapes how people perceive and respond to risk.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
The social world seen through her lens—women riding bicycles, women playing tennis, women embracing one another—has an irresistible vividness.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
And a great director could achieve a kind of vividness that is not yet available.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever transformation occurs reflects the brute metamorphosis of character into symbol, not the fullness of realism or the vividness of fiction.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Yet the vividness of these rare deaths powerfully shapes how people perceive and respond to risk.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
The social world seen through her lens—women riding bicycles, women playing tennis, women embracing one another—has an irresistible vividness.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
And a great director could achieve a kind of vividness that is not yet available.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vividness
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This is the meeting of the messenger planet and the taskmaster, let alone in the zodiac’s most fearless sign, setting the stage for a transit that cuts right through the fluff, forcing truth and directness.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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But thematic incisiveness has not proven to be her strong suit nor something her heart is in.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mary Gaitskill is particularly good at this ideal combination of straightforwardness and pithiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The through-line across all of it – the music, the acting, the international stages – is a pair of principles Lo articulates with plainness.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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The seeming absoluteness of scientific thinking may predispose many medical practitioners or public health workers to assume the populace trust them, that evidential claims naturally validate interventions — no further Q&A needed.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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For those who have been advocating for more telework protections since 2024, their fervor hasn’t diminished.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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And there was such a fervor in the crowd about it.—
Ava Pukatch,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vij notes that wooden cabinets offer a sense of warmth and coziness, as well as nostalgia, but there’s a practicality, too.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
29 Apr. 2026
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The staff's warmth transcends language anyway.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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His emotional eloquence pushed music toward the future.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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The oversized teddy bear of a man with the languid baritone, who speaks with the eloquence of a poet, the encouragement of a coach, and the comfort of a minister, came up in the legendary Night Hawk in the 1970s.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Vividness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vividness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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