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staccato

[stuh-kah-toh] / stəˈkɑ toʊ /


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“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 progression of the façades from warm rose to pink-cream to mauve-green is knit together by the blues and sienna of the windows, anchored by the staccato pink and green water below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

The pulse came swift and staccato, increasing gradually until I fairly danced between the nodes.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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