phrasal
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Repetition has an indelible place in Black expressive culture: in the syncopated rhythms of jazz, the phrasal repetitions of the blues and the guttural moans of soul made meaningful by dint of remarkable vocal performances.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
The phrasal verb steadily shines as a dismissal, a damnation, and a barked call to attention—an essential caustic shade in the brilliant blue streaks of the dialogue.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 14, 2019
“Look down on” in “He looked down on lexicography as a career” is a phrasal verb.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2017
If anything, its fractured lines and phrasal salad are a sign that something’s suspiciously wrong and the message should be discarded.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 19, 2013
His sense of humor was altogether phrasal, like that of most multimillionaires.
From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre
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