motif
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What remains today of the banking business has coalesced around two banks that share the family’s five arrows motif.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The spaces feature the newly released Huntington Collection wall covering by Morris & Co. in the iconic Strawberry Thief motif, pink ceilings and Alberto Giacometti-style lighting from Visual Comfort.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Using Arirang as its central motif struck them as too deliberate.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The team noted that this hand stencil stands out as a unique variation of a common motif.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
The cross-stitch itself was tedious, but the prospects were beautiful; Mother had the foresight to give me a botanical motif, knowing how I love green and growing things.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing motif
Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 4
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Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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