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style

[stahyl] / staɪl /


NOUN
way of speaking, writing, expressing oneself
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
unstylishness




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McDermott - with no mid-season international or warm-up matches to fine-tune a style of play - has produced improvements.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In our social media age, they're using their personal style to attract attention and project their message.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

A shift in parenting styles means some parents reject the authoritarian style they grew up with in favor of having a friendship with their kids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Fantasy, ultimately, never goes out of style, despite challenging economic times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Adams style was to confront, shout, rant, and then to embrace.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Asked about the collision of styles that marked his restaurant interiors, Overton once explained it this way: “I wanted something timeless.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Deckers’ strategy is to spend more on marketing and creating new shoe styles, rather than discounting its existing pairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nothing escapes Maupassant’s attention: the attitudes intended to shield weak character that expose it instead; the vanity that fools no one; the morality unwittingly displayed by styles of dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Because pottery styles have changed over time, differerent styles are linked to particular periods.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Also, she had a pattern book of the newest styles and would order patterns for anybody who wanted her to, and she showed the ladies how to fix their hair fashionable.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

The ads, paid for by Thrive LA, are styled as real estate advertisements for a fictitious “Nithya Raman Realty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

He styled himself Jeffrey Archer, FIFPC, BSc, leading people to assume he had obtained a degree during his time in the United States.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The bot ostensibly draws on technology from Google’s Gemini chatbot and Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I. assistant, and the administration unveiled it at a glitzy rollout styled to look like a Silicon Valley product launch.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

This fresh attempt to clarify his position is styled by Mr. Fukuyama as a memoir, but it is better seen as a series of meditations—the meditations, in truth, of a misunderstood man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Her hair was half up, still styled for prom, and her legs were tan.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The kitchen features European styling, with flat-front cabinets, integrated appliances, and lighting beneath the cabinetry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

This was a break from the tightly coiffed styling of earlier period productions, from Merchant Ivory films to Ang Lee’s 1995 “Sense and Sensibility,” in which Kate Winslet charmed as a put-together Marianne.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But as it stands, it shares plenty of styling features with its famous predecessor.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Steffi Cao investigates a billionaire’s scruffy makeover, and explores why Silicon Valley’s power players are styling themselves to appear harmless.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

We sit in the styling chairs and watch it when business is slow, which isn't really that often.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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