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pastiche

[pa-steesh, pah-] / pæˈstiʃ, pɑ- /


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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

Yale law professor Akhil Amar wrote in an amicus brief that the administration’s historical evidence amounts to “an artful pastiche of misleading, misinterpreted, and/or atypical shards.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

He opted for pseudo-macho pastiche, with a distinct Reddit-ish tang: Operation Epic Fury might as well translate to Operation Epic Bacon.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2026

She decided we should go for a pastiche of rocker looks, rather than trying to copy any one artist.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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