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Recent Examples of staccato
However, some things are easier said than done, which is why policy shifts and responses have been staccato and unpredictable at times.
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The staccato repetition of limbs and hands and toes turns the scene into a dance of death.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Back when games were still played mostly in arcades, they were usually based around a staccato interplay of repetition and progression—the faster a player failed, the sooner they could be lured into putting in more money.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The writing is assured, propulsive, staccato, and witty.
—Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The staccato repetition of limbs and hands and toes turns the scene into a dance of death.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Back when games were still played mostly in arcades, they were usually based around a staccato interplay of repetition and progression—the faster a player failed, the sooner they could be lured into putting in more money.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The writing is assured, propulsive, staccato, and witty.
—Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for staccato
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staccato
Adjective
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Traditional fixes—like tweaking the system’s parameters—don’t work because the dark modes remain fundamentally disconnected.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Energy experts have been warning oil futures have been totally disconnected from the reality that exists in the physical market, but a reckoning is unavoidable and imminent, according to a top oil analyst.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Eisenberg plays a lot of acoustic guitar, sticks mostly to normie chords, and largely avoids dissonant tangles, opting for a bright, translucent sound.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Brooklyn psych-folk artist’s 2025 debut, newly reissued by AD 93, is dissonant, ghostly, and otherworldly, summoning complex emotions with sparse tools.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Removing strident nationalism, plus stable EU relations, a contrast with Orban’s tenure, will assist the nation’s economy.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Staccato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staccato. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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