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aesthetic

[es-thet-ik, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪk, is- /
ADJECTIVE
beautiful
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The post claimed to draw inspiration from Paul Verhoeven’s “Starship Troopers,” in which the soldiers are deliberately modeled on the fascist aesthetic and ideology of the Nazis.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Her sound and aesthetic feel exactly like her. It’s vulnerable and raw and beautiful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Evans discovered through social media that treatments were available and found aesthetic practitioners in England offering it to those with scars.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The name-change proponents insist to Mr. Ocker that “the reasons were aesthetic and historical” only.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

For aesthetic reasons the boilers were to be located seven hundred feet outside the Midway, the steam shunted to the engines through ten-inch underground pipes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“We are the result of many cultures, stories, peoples and languages, and this gives rise to a creativity all our own. But there is a dimension to our culture that goes beyond aesthetics: our openness.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Indie developers often lean on retro games aesthetics not just because people respond well to them – but also because they are easier to achieve.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

When Hua Yan’s 18th-century painting “Brushfire With Animals Fleeing” was first exhibited in a 1990 show, it taught U.S. audiences about the aesthetics of strangeness in early modern Chinese painting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Strength training is not about aesthetics or performance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The government of Nepal recognized that the throngs flocking to Everest created serious problems in terms of safety, aesthetics, and impact to the environment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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