associative
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The concept of associative play refers to how well a player links up with his team-mates.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Most of his lyrics read the way poems do, abandoning the typical verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-verse-chorus structure of standard pop songs for the loosely associative through line typical of free-verse poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
From chapter to chapter, Lockwood deploys an associative strategy: anecdotes, memories and social commentary string together, rich and kinetic if confusing.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Inching close to the actor and composer, he played free associative word games with his name and pointed out the absurdity of the situation.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2025
No dinner table, no shaded margin of a tennis court ever heard her so easily and richly associative.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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