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pastiche

[pa-steesh, pah-] / pæˈstiʃ, pɑ- /


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“Wow. Well, I’ll take that every time,” Dulli responded, sharing that the inspiration for that song was Edwyn Collins’ 1994 modern soul pastiche, “A Girl Like You.”

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

But this rushed wrap-up aside, Ms. Waldman has written a witty and enjoyable pastiche.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

He was the runner-up in 2022, armed with the cunning plan of writing a good song – the 70s glam rock pastiche Space Man – and being good at performing it.

From BBC May 17, 2026

The play, a sumptuous historical pastiche, is both an invitation and a daunting challenge to theater makers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

The last of these quotations is a pastiche, but the other two are real, and all are typical of the inward-looking style that makes academic writing so tedious.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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