stylistic
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adjective
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Vocabulary lists containing stylistic
Reading: Literature - Middle School
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The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
I asked Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to outline their own stylistic tics and idiosyncrasies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
"Materials analysis, stylistic and thematic similarities, alterations made by Rembrandt, and the overall quality of the painting all support the conclusion that this painting is a genuine work," the gallery said.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Vanguard’s equity funds are managed externally, and big funds like Primecap saw a string of underperformance from 2019 through 2021 and again in 2024, in part from stylistic headwinds.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
And here was a case where the stylistic reasons for its inclusion clearly outweighed the grammatical ones for taking it out.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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