1
as in mode
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
I correctly identified the quotation because I recognized Mark Twain's inimitable style
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2
as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
unfortunately, the club president's usual style is to make decisions without asking anyone's advice or approval
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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
parents who were very relieved when the style for having one's nose pierced faded
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as in to name
to give a name to
although nowadays he's often styled a biologist, he's probably better thought of as a classic 19th-century naturalist
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Recent Examples of style
PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Christopher Guest, Tap's lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nigel Tufnel, picked up the schtick with several other movies in the style, most famously Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 23 May 2025
Inside, patrons watched from 11 televisions, including five mounted outside on a patio styled like a covered backyard.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Each style comes in an assortment of colors and fabric options and has various light-filtering properties, from 5% openness to total blackout.
—PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Christopher Guest, Tap's lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nigel Tufnel, picked up the schtick with several other movies in the style, most famously Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Verb
Knowing how to style Birkenstocks in a cool, unexpected way is a skill that will truly pay off for years.
—Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 23 May 2025
Inside, patrons watched from 11 televisions, including five mounted outside on a patio styled like a covered backyard.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for style
Noun
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The vacuum has three suction modes to tackle all sorts of messes on hard floors, carpet, and upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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When things move fast, when expectations are unclear or when there’s a fear of looking bad, people naturally go into self-protective mode.—
Saby Waraich,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The season 2 ending's flashback indicates season 3 will be taking a similar approach, meaning many of the characters that died already will come back in various capacities.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Does the trend toward later retirement bode well or ill for American society?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Try the trend with this silky animal print blouse, which has a V-neckline and long sleeves with elasticized cuffs.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump's former lawyer Jay Sekulow has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the defendants misled the police in the 2022 murder investigation of an employee of Sekulow's.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Anduril has named its next-generation IVAS product EagleEye.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Noun
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But the tone and the mood of the room and the lighting is very strong and dramatic.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
29 May 2025
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Spring Cascade channels the romantic gardens of Provence with soft pink, purple, and green tones that feel grounded in nature but delicately styled.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The only way to avoid jail is paying money, usually with a gift card, but a method becoming more common is paying by cryptocurrency.—
Wayne Ford,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This process presumably has a more frequent failure rate using this delicate method than regular laptop manufacturing, contributing to the slower and lighter production rate.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.—
Dana Branham,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2020
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That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.—
Brendan Bures,
chicagotribune.com,
2 Oct. 2019
Verb
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The Catawba Riverkeeper monitors water quality, though there isn’t a swimming beach monitoring site specifically labeled for Fishing Creek Lake in its public database.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Their cosmology and ways of knowing were labeled savage.—
Karida L. Brown,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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“Style.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/style. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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