conceit
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Though framed by a fantastical conceit, “Dear Monica Lewinsky” is at its core a realist novel, influenced by the feminism of #MeToo and precise in its delineation of character and place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
And though “Undertone” makes good use of its podcasting conceit, the format is little more than a crutch for the movie’s narrative to rest on.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Humbleness is in order; there is no excuse for scientific conceit here.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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