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Recent Examples of staccato
Just as young people want the information now, not in ancient and flat form, but in something that's much harder and more creative with a staccato, machine-gun style of delivery.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Nov. 2025
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.
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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.
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Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Nov. 2025
However, some things are easier said than done, which is why policy shifts and responses have been staccato and unpredictable at times.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staccato
Adjective
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When enough shareholders face the same constraint at the same time, price can become disconnected from business value.
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Despite earning roughly $250,000 a year as a software engineer, Michelle Yeung felt increasingly disconnected from the work.
Adjective
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In a moment when the genre was bursting with innovators, pushing at its seams from all sides—jubilant, gospel-fiery soul-jazz; the first dissonant strains of free jazz; dizzyingly ambitious big bands; calculated cool—this ensemble seemed to lay back, in tempo and affect.
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In 49 games for Brazil, his goal return struck a dissonant chord with the Ballon d’Or campaign that Madrid waged on his behalf only two years ago, when a delegation infamously abandoned the ceremony in Paris upon learning that Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri was to be announced the winner.
Adjective
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Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
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“Staccato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staccato. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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