abstraction

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Recent Examples on the Web Just before the outbreak of the First World War, Cubism broke away from conventions, forcing art toward abstraction, making the actual locations of any painting extremely difficult to discern. Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024 The scene is only a few firm details away from abstraction, a Rorschach test tilted sideways—not a thing plus its echo but an unbroken flat-deep surface. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024 Given to repetition and abstraction, Piñeiro’s film brings desire and myth to vivid life, reflecting the fragmented nature of what remains of Sappho’s poetry. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abstraction 

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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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