formalist
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In addition to its dream cast it has a formalist precision resembling musical composition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the 51-page, partially redacted document, Sir Peter said Harry's lawyers had taken "an inappropriate, formalist interpretation of the Ravec process".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
My dad is a die-hard Beatles fan too — that’s how I learned like, a formalist pop song structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
He was dogged by censors and branded a formalist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
Of the fall of architecture, as resultant from the formalist pride of its patrons and designers, I have spoken elsewhere.
From Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things by John Ruskin
