schematic
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Unfortunately, the juggling of storylines ends up being more schematic than insightful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
If films about catastrophe often take a schematic, meet-the-victims approach to their opening scenes, Ms. Littman renders hers with persuasive vibrancy, too full of life to have room for heavy-handed portent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The mournful irony underlying the somewhat schematic plot is that they never can quite find themselves in sync, despite the bonds between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Setting down the xenomorphs on Earth is a stunning, scary idea that Hawley builds from a schematic illustrated with tension, tragedy, fascination, and grim familiarity with our species’ greatest flaws: hubris and greed.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
The little professor stands at the chalkboard drawing a wiring schematic for a simple Morse-code practice circuit.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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