abstractedness

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Noun
  • The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • His magnetic personality and inventive game style make Fils one of the most watchable players on the tour; his withdrawal will be keenly felt.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Their poll measured everything from favorite color to painting size to preferences for realism or abstraction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
  • For example, Johnson has embraced what art historians call gestural abstraction, a spontaneous style of smearing, pouring or dribbling paint on canvas, pioneered by artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, who also incorporated figures into his expressive technique.
    Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Kansas City fans took note of Erceg’s absence Wednesday in the Royals’ 3-2 win over the Reds.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
  • However, in the absence of primary health care programs in many low- and middle-income countries, early detection and, at times, proper medical treatment is not always a possibility.
    Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • After a short hike through a loblolly pine forest to the beach, there's a feeling of near-complete detachment from the rest of the world.
    Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
  • This detachment from human-centric ethics, driven by pure optimization, is where the unsettling behavior begins to manifest.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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“Abstractedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstractedness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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