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- adverb In an
impressionistic manner.
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Examples
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Frankly, I'd rather not give away too much more about the plot, which is, as I've said, revealed elliptically, impressionistically.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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Two clever scholars, Sanjai Bhagat and Brian Bolton Bank Executive Compensation and Capital Requirements Reform decided to check this out factually rather than theoretically or impressionistically.
Roger Martin: Old CEO Pay Theories Die Hard -- and Damagingly Roger Martin 2011
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Frankly, I'd rather not give away too much more about the plot, which is, as I've said, revealed elliptically, impressionistically.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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Frankly, I'd rather not give away too much more about the plot, which is, as I've said, revealed elliptically, impressionistically.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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Frankly, I'd rather not give away too much more about the plot, which is, as I've said, revealed elliptically, impressionistically.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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Groesbeck was an amiable man who always smoked while he worked, and painted loosely, almost impressionistically.
Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010
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While written in English poetry's favourite traditional structure, quatrains, "Jasmine" begins impressionistically, almost synaesthetically, with an odour that merges into cinematic images.
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Koko paints representationally and impressionistically.
Regretsy – Whitewash 2010
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In "Hunger," which won the Golden Camera award for best first film at last year's Cannes Film Festival, Mr. McQueen uses his camera impressionistically -- juxtaposing light and shadow, moments of calm and frenzied violence, silence and noise.
Radical Chic: Europe's New Wave of Films About Terrorism 2009
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We kept on exploring eastward and southward; the lovely but impressionistically vague backgrounds changed color, shifting like Picasso-style fall leaves.
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