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• plural of italic.

italics

Cultural  

1. Slanted letters that look like this: We the people. Italics are most often used to emphasize certain words, to indicate that they are in a foreign language, or to set off the title of a literary or artistic work.

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“It’s not what’s working that gives us concern, it’s what’s not working,” he wrote, and the italics were his.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

His midround chats with Jennings have revealed a self-deprecating wit and interests so quirky they’re cool—chasing eclipses, writing in italics, driving around with his trivia friends looking for a rare goose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The sitcom is played not in italics but in neon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

The whole text, with the relevant portion in italics, provides as follows:

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

The list prices, naturally, appeared in italics; like Percheron horses, none existed on the market for sale at any figure.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick