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Recent Examples of notation
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
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Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Even this more compact notation no longer fits in the universe.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
On one page there were a few bars of notation—the kernel of all your subsequent insights into music and truth.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The setup can serve as a MIDI controller for use with digital audio workstations, plugins, transcription/notation software and virtual instruments.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Even this more compact notation no longer fits in the universe.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
On one page there were a few bars of notation—the kernel of all your subsequent insights into music and truth.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The setup can serve as a MIDI controller for use with digital audio workstations, plugins, transcription/notation software and virtual instruments.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notation
Noun
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This ends in a note of possible hope.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is officially off to the races after opening on Friday on a musical note, courtesy of Catalan artist Maria Arnal.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a memo later that day to SNAP state agency directors, the USDA said people would receive a maximum of 65% of their benefits.—
Detroit Fress Staff,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The memo also mentioned that United will offer about 4,000 flights per day.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Notation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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