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• “Max Rosenthal: Following last week's embarrassing controversy involving Marines displaying a flag with what appeared to be a Nazi insignia, American and Afghan soldiers have alleged that a base near Kandahar was named Combat Outpost 'Aryan,' a term evocative of Nazi rhetoric.”

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• “The word evocative has appeared in 364 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Oct. 2 in "When 'Glass Ceiling' Is a Positive," by Phil Patton:”

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• “Learn more about the word "evocative" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary.com dictionary.”

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• “And it reflected a perspective that the man labelled "Premier Dad," a term evocative of his somewhat overbearing manner of trying to look out for Ontarians' interests, is physically incapable of shedding.”

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• “The kamikaze was literally the 'Wind of Heaven', a term evocative of the divine intervention which destroyed the Mongol fleet as it crossed the Yellow Sea.”

  Army Rumour Service

• “Also evocative is Chabon's fascination with secret knowledge.”

  Bless This Man !!

• “The surge (a word evocative of soft drinks and internet carriers) has sealed off the images of smashed doorways and roadside explosions.”

  David Bromwich: Staying Innocent about Iraq

• “Quindlen's lush descriptions of the splendor of the Blessing estate stand in evocative contrast to the rigidity of the upper-class mores that destroyed Lydia's and her brother's lives.”

  Blessings: Summary and book reviews of Blessings by Anna Quindlen.

• “Just as it had been for characters in about 20 earlier western films, Waco stood as a name evocative of the American West.”

  The Branch Davidian siege’s influence on popular culture

• “Rich in evocative physical detail and timeless human insight.”

  Cold Mountain: Summary and book reviews of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier.

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