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staccato

[stuh-kah-toh] / stəˈkɑ toʊ /


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The book’s 47 staccato chapters jump from one subject to another without much of a discernible pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Most recently, complaints around the staccato beat from pickleball games prompted local authorities to shorten court hours and put out noise reminders.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“Does the question disturb you?” he continued in a series of staccato questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

There was a kind of rhythm, a fast staccato he could get.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

We could barely hear each other over the crisp staccato pounding of the conga drums and the shrill brass sections blaring from their stereo.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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