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
Mr. Stella, a formalist of Calvinist severity, rejected all attempts to interpret his work.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
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
Aster may ultimately be too much the formalist control freak to achieve the crazy, let-it-all-hang-out catharsis he’s chasing, and the elaborate trap he’s engineered for Beau seems to close, finally, on himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
The formalist fastened serpents around it to poison it—but it shook them off and felt no harm.
From Thoughts for the Quiet Hour by Various
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