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stylistic

[stahy-lis-tik] / staɪˈlɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
elocutionary
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“We looked at all our surroundings and said, ‘What does this look like from a stylistic point of view?’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A straight-line stylistic progression was not Hofmann’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

She pairs them with a dissonant rock-pop sound that's equal parts Alanis Morissette and Evanescence - a stylistic choice that initially worked against her.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

And here was a case where the stylistic reasons for its inclusion clearly outweighed the grammatical ones for taking it out.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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