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illustrative
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Polished concrete floors, plaster walls, steel fixtures, and simple wood elements are frequently leveraged to create the restrained, monochromatic palette that is so illustrative of Brutalism.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026 -
In broader terms, the summer of 2023 is quite illustrative.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Illustrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrational. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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