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aesthetic

[es-thet-ik, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪk, is- /
ADJECTIVE
beautiful
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The name-change proponents insist to Mr. Ocker that “the reasons were aesthetic and historical” only.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The aesthetic consequences of tourism are one concern of Jim Logan, the superintendent of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The property’s design is a stark contrast from the eclectic, maximalist aesthetic the cartwheeling designer has become known for, boasting a sleek open concept with a neutral color palette and exposed wood ceiling beams.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Last year the aesthetic firm released a report into the rise of GLP-1 use and related concerns about changes in facial appearance.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hayden, on the other hand, knew that such a hodgepodge of materials would result in an aesthetic abomination.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Indie developers often lean on retro games aesthetics not just because people respond well to them – but also because they are easier to achieve.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

From this wreckage, a uniquely Latina vision of gothic aesthetics emerged as a form of cultural double-vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

When Hua Yan’s 18th-century painting “Brushfire With Animals Fleeing” was first exhibited in a 1990 show, it taught U.S. audiences about the aesthetics of strangeness in early modern Chinese painting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Strength training is not about aesthetics or performance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Class awareness, if you could call it that, seemed to fall more along the lines of aesthetics and experience than any bald expression of affluence.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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