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Recent Examples of notation
On one page there were a few bars of notation—the kernel of all your subsequent insights into music and truth.
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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
According to American Bureau of Shipping, the next milestones for the project team include developing new requirements for high-voltage systems, as well as a new ABS notation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
The origins of many words are simply lost in the mists of history, a disappointment that lexicographers record with the frustrating notation origin unknown, or orig.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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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
According to American Bureau of Shipping, the next milestones for the project team include developing new requirements for high-voltage systems, as well as a new ABS notation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
The origins of many words are simply lost in the mists of history, a disappointment that lexicographers record with the frustrating notation origin unknown, or orig.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notation
Noun
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The council was not provided with all documentation and interview notes used to create the report, the follow-up said.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s the 1970 AFC Pro Bowl helmet of cornerback Jim Marsalis; notes describing the terms of the NFL-AFL merger; and correspondence with toy company Wham-O — creators of the Super Ball — as Hunt looked to find a suitable name for pro football’s newest championship game.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both memos referred to the 2025 NFL Gambling Policy Points of Emphasis document.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a memo dated July 31, assistant state attorney in charge Melissa Kelly declined to charge the mother with one count of child neglect.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Notation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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