as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages
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Summoning an unshakable atmosphere in the vein of John Carpenter’s Halloween, Dougherty crafts a thoroughly consistent anthology film.
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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
These weapons, Schaeffer explains, were, in the vein of practicality, quite sharp and made of real metal.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the movie will feature a couple of original musical numbers in the vein of Barbie.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Several high-profile projects have been pushed to 2025 and many of those that were released—and were once viewed as future awards frontrunners in the vein of Barbenheimer (Joker: Folie à Deux, Megalopolis, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)—ended up being major disappointments.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
These weapons, Schaeffer explains, were, in the vein of practicality, quite sharp and made of real metal.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the movie will feature a couple of original musical numbers in the vein of Barbie.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Several high-profile projects have been pushed to 2025 and many of those that were released—and were once viewed as future awards frontrunners in the vein of Barbenheimer (Joker: Folie à Deux, Megalopolis, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)—ended up being major disappointments.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
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Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine has every right to defend itself in this manner, and there is no indication that Ukrainian forces would intentionally target nuclear warhead storage sites.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it in a different way.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Harris camp has been projecting a tone of confidence in the final days leading up to the general election.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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That is an indication that while DuPont’s end markets are still in recovery mode, the businesses are being run more efficiently than expected.Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The reinvention that Cheek to Cheek represented coincided with Gaga taking some time away from album-campaign mode and delving into other interests.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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What’s a little Agatha Christie–style poisoning among the ultrarich and everyone else when prestige is on the line?Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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In dressing the new additions, Roman and Milo, creating individual styles was important.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vein. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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