articulation

Morrison’s articulation of the formative effects of trauma—both familial and historical—had a defining influence on the American imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But he was moved so deeply by what he was reading—so enthralled by the man’s articulation of that nation’s ideals—that he’d devote the rest of his life to studying them both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

One of the key challenges that the doctrine poses to regulatory governance is its malleability, thanks to the high court’s poor articulation of the philosophy’s scope and application.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2025

It’s a natural articulation of the depth that your soul chose to crave.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

He made an effort with the most careful articulation and by inserting long pauses between the individual words to remove everything remarkable from his voice.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka

Much of Mr. Roberts’s movement for that quartet of dancers, despite some upper-body torsioning and unison pacings, presents repeated articulations for their arms, suggesting the flapping of wings, which grows monotonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

While pertinent, these spelled-out articulations ring like segments from a lecture crammed into the crevices of an overstuffed plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

The researchers envision stringing together even more actuators in parallel arrays so they can produce both very fine and very forceful articulations on the macro scale.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef’s playing was especially beautiful in its aching solo stretches, her articulations brimming with character, as well as the suite’s thrilling closing climb.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

Some articulations may be some combination of staccato, legato, and accent.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones