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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

While on tracks like “Harry Stamper” and “Sábanas,” he embraces whimsical synthesizers and staccato vocal patterns to create a mystical soundscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The band emerged in a flicker of static and staccato strings, accompanied by a lone saxophone, before breaking into Happiness.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Yossarian went to bed early for safety and soon dreamed that he was fleeing almost headlong down an endless wooden staircase, making a loud, staccato clatter with his heels.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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