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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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Other transcripts show students switching back to their own writing when AI responses felt too generic or disconnected from their argument.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The result was an explosion of Software-as-a-Service products and a sprawling, fragmented mess of disconnected data.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The contrast of the narrative established by the plates is comparable to jazz music, with its rhythm and repetition broken up by unexpected and sometimes dissonant improvisations, the Art Institute said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Staccato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staccato. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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