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acrostic

[uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik] / əˈkrɔ stɪk, əˈkrɒs tɪk /


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One picture spelled out the words that for them embodied the Queen in an acrostic: "Quintessential, Unwavering, Eloquent, Elegant, Noble."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2022

He composed a melody and set an acrostic poem to it, with the first letter of each line spelling the name “Igor” in Russian.

From New York Times May 6, 2022

We love a good sonnet, acrostic or villanelle.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2022

Times fan and acrostic enthusiast, consider this booklet of more than 80 crossword puzzles in a range of difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2021

I say, “This is him, Calvin. This is Benny Kilmartin. He wrote the acrostic poem. The one in my room. You remember?”

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

One of the greatest American composers, clearly the greatest lyricist — and, by virtue of those two rarely linked greatnesses, the essential musical dramatist of our time — wanted to talk about double acrostics.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 2021

Anglo-Latin riddlers often put their collections together in a very particular order involving elaborate acrostics.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2021

I do acrostics and logic games and crossword puzzles in pen, and if one of those crosswords is too easy I will cover up all the “Across” clues.

From Washington Post Apr. 17, 2020

Scholars have found what appear to be other “Paradise Lost” acrostics, including one discovered in 1977.

From Seattle Times Nov. 6, 2019

While the rest of the class shares their acrostics, I write a new one in the margin of my notebook, shielding it with my arm so no one can see.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish



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