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baroque

[buh-rohk, ba-rawk] / bəˈroʊk, baˈrɔk /


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Its baroque, acoustic sounds of a pastoral countryside in ye olde England mesh disturbingly well with softly sung, darkly opaque lyrics.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Venables’s music, built on baroque and folk styles and instruments, enriches and illuminates the text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Lately, however, there are signs that the story has entered its baroque phase, as firms have to reach further and further to meet heightened expectations, and some new efforts begin to feel overwrought.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Cut to picturesque Siena and cue the baroque score.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

His presence surprised me, since it was against his character to seek the trauma of watching two thousand bread-and-butter biochemists pile in and out of badly lighted baroque lecture halls.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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