conceit
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And though “Undertone” makes good use of its podcasting conceit, the format is little more than a crutch for the movie’s narrative to rest on.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
I love a bildungsroman as a novel conceit and as a framing device.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Reflecting Lawrence’s lack of conceit when it came to engineering, the machine incorporated the latest innovations of cyclotroneers across the country in designs for transformers, power transmission, the oscillator, and the ion source.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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