classicism

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Recent Examples of classicism If modern cinema is defined by the abstract relations between a story and its telling, the height of classicism consists of concrete relations rendered in style. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 This was a popular style of architecture across Europe in the late 1800 and early 1900’s, a throwback to Greek and Roman classicism. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Fall’s fashion trends mark a return to classicism, with influences from academia and the English countryside, and few pieces capture the mood as effortlessly as blazers. Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025 His sensibility blends rare classicism with a singular way of seeing the world. John Hopewell, Variety, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for classicism
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Noun
  • Protecting human dignity and human lives is.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The rejection of bedrock Christian values such as dignity, mercy, and compassion did not start with the crisis in Minnesota.
    Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Jessica Simpson Emery Checkerboard Blanket Bring an easy, casual sophistication to your space with this checkerboard blanket.
    Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Times of London has been worn, somewhat comically, as a badge of sophistication by American Anglophiles—the right-wing pundit George F.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Forever Fleece Wide-leg Pants are the perfect addition to your travel wear, offering an extra roomy fit, plush fleece fabric, and unbeatable softness for all-day wear with no restraint.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That action demonstrates enthusiasm in the turnaround, tempered by some restraint around where the multiyear targets ultimately land.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Warm minimalism blends simplicity with warm neutrals and natural materials to feel more inviting.
    Erica Puisis, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This year, that simplicity may see a resurgence.
    Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Stern’s design, woven through and behind the original 1908 building and the 1939 addition that gave the museum its full-block width, is transformative yet inconspicuous, embodying his values of understated patriotism, historical preservation, tastefulness, and memory.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
  • If at any point María Luisa hesitated, doubtful about the tastefulness of this colossus, those doubts vanished the moment a representative of the city council delivered a witty and audacious explanation of the arch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Mike Bowman, designer, furniture industry expert, and director of marketing for Harmonia Living, says this trend relies on furnishings to bring artfulness to a space—rather than just functionality.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • There is a real seriousness to the score — the scheming bad-guy music has the artfulness of Prokofiev, and even the sneaking-around cues have musical integrity and structure.
    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While traveling to the next stop on her comeback tour, the singer looked cozy chic in a chocolate brown matching set, which included a half-zip sweatshirt similar to the light brown pullover sweater Oprah recently wore and cuffed joggers.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • These really make any outfit so low-key chic.
    Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ancher avoided grandiosity, said Lucy Waterson in Apollo.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Mise-en-scène remains crucial to maintaining the grandiosity of the Marci experience—his reference pool and peerless lifestyle raps simultaneously enhance each other.
    Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026

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“Classicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classicism. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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