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artsy

[ahrt-see] / ˈɑrt si /


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Doherty later chronicled the famed artsy, hippie-like festival in his book “This Is Burning Man.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

And in just three minutes of exposition, Hughes and Deutch nimbly convey that Molly Ringwald’s Andie Walsh is both your conventional artsy wallflower and a singularly special young woman.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

“It used to not be on the map,” Alatriste says of the artsy, up-and-coming neighborhood, just a half-hour drive south of downtown Miami Beach.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 2026

At sleep-away camp, starting at age 9, the artsy kids and I did “SNL” skits and sang all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

The lilac walls have a few artsy prints on them.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

But Fischer frames Lucas’ career arc as a disappointment, despite all those dollar figures — Lucas wanted to return to artsier “THX”-style fare, but needed cash flow.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

In recent years, there’s been a noticeable shift toward much smaller, artsier films. 2014’s "Birdman." 2016’s "Moonlight." 2019’s "Parasite."

From Fox News Mar. 24, 2022

It also continues a new theme in Microsoft’s lineup of exclusives, which have become much artsier and more diverse than years past.

From Forbes Mar. 2, 2015

I don’t want Louie to become ordinary–an artsier, looser version of a kind of dramedy that other shows are already doing–and I hope Louis CK doesn’t want that either.

From Time Jun. 17, 2014

This fattiness endears it to the world’s artsier cheesemakers, who find in sheep’s milk a profound communicator of terroir.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2012

The “painting” appears before your eyes with a wash of brushstrokes or charcoal, looking like the artsiest smartphone filter ever.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2022

The three-day festival has six stages, both indoor and outdoor, showcasing local and national talent in one of Seattle’s artsiest and most inclusive neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2018

“I’m not the artsiest guy,” Mr. Johnson said, explaining that he was happy to let the museum do the choosing.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2018

These are also the movies that get talked about online, in all but the artsiest magazines, in the ads that probably take up more space in your newspaper than the reviews do.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2016




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