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as in study
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as in opus
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Recent Examples of étude
In the first etude, strings play on open strings, which creates a sense of harmonic healing by leaving nature well enough alone.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Similarly, the survey of Glass’ etudes was made more varied by the different playing styles of the pianists, all of them excellent, with each bringing distinctive color and character to their pair.
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Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
By that measure, the mostly instrumental The Bad Fire contains what feels like etudes on unhappiness, a perpetual sense of never really fitting in anywhere.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
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IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
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Pitchfork,
28 Sep. 2023
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Similarly, the survey of Glass’ etudes was made more varied by the different playing styles of the pianists, all of them excellent, with each bringing distinctive color and character to their pair.
—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
By that measure, the mostly instrumental The Bad Fire contains what feels like etudes on unhappiness, a perpetual sense of never really fitting in anywhere.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
—
Pitchfork,
28 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for étude
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The markings can also result from biological activity, making the sample a compelling target for further study.
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In the decade leading up to the pandemic, a study by the Atlantic Council found Pakistan to be one of only five developing economies, out of a sample of more than 60 countries, whose interest payments consumed more than 40% of its annual revenue intake.
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Steven Spielberg’s latest alien opus topped the box office both internationally and domestically this weekend.
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Despite playing with some of its salient iconography, Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewelry opus isn’t a mere revisit of a theme that’s appeared in its vocabulary since the 1920s-era Egyptomania following Carter’s discovery.
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The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported.
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The Chiefs’ 2026 tight end room is crowded, so Pline’s most likely path could be finding a home on the team’s practice squad.
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Down the hall, the bedroom’s mostly white design theme returns to a more serene composition, providing a quiet sanctuary.
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The composition reflects Rockwell’s fascination with the dichotomy between what people see and what operates behind the scenes, said Stephanie Plunkett, chief curator at the Norman Rockwell Museum.
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Maintaining fitness through practices like cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and adequate sleep is crucial for combating decision fatigue, managing stress, and sustaining peak performance over a long career.
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The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
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And everyone wants a piece of your winnings.
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Weekend hangs require pieces that are comfy and easy to pop on—and that’s where an airy eyelet top and loose jeans come in.
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The team chipped shale samples from different points along the drill core, with each sampling location representing a different point in time during the warming event.
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If there was another drill to do or another swing to take, Hastings wanted it.
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In Sally Potter’s 1992 masterpiece Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s classic novel of a British aristocrat who is born in the Elizabethan era and goes on to live for hundreds of years—oh, and who also changes genders at around the age of 30—is brought to bold and brilliant visual life.
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First-time visitors can expect a labyrinthine world—55 rooms, taking up over 21,00 square feet in all over five floors—connected by three lifts and four staircases, the most dramatic of which is a spiral masterpiece originally designed by Foster + Partners and extended as part of the renovation.
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