schematic
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“Beyond Belief” is far more schematic, to the extent that the various chapters—nine, to be exact—focus on aspects of the game that correspond to churchly concepts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
There were no potted histories, no schematic definition of concepts, no leading questions to wake up sleepy students.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Setting down the xenomorphs on Earth is a stunning, scary idea that Hawley builds from a schematic illustrated with tension, tragedy, fascination, and grim familiarity with our species’ greatest flaws: hubris and greed.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Mir and Raj are schematic opposites, physically and temperamentally.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
We know of countless later instances of magic which require only the crudest and most schematic kind of representation, such as two crossed sticks for a human figure.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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