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- noun Plural form of
minimalist .
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Examples
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What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.
November 2009 2009
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What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.
Narrative Strategies 2009
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What really distinguishes Robison's fiction from that of her fellow minimalists is its humor.
Dashed to the Ground 2009
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Such scholars -- often called "minimalists" -- would laugh and say, no way.
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The tonal flatness, emotionally stunted characters and concentration on seemingly trivial interactions that are the hallmarks of Ms. Beattie's stories — as well as those by other so-called minimalists like Raymond Carver, Mary Robison and Bobbie Ann Mason — became the New Yorker's de facto house style.
The Quotidian of Love Sam Sacks 2010
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Will I feel bad for these so-called minimalists when, after digitizing the only real archive of their existence, the iPad is lost, stolen, or has the hard drive wiped out by a virus?
Good News for the Poor: You Can Afford to Have Nothing! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Carver was a late arrival at the venerable magazine, finding acceptance after other so-called minimalists such as Ann Beattie, Mary Robison, and Bobbie Ann Mason.
Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009
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In the 1980's there was a revival of interest in the short story, with the work of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford and the arrival of the so-called minimalists on the scene.
The Elegant Variation: TEV 2006
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In the 1980's there was a revival of interest in the short story, with the work of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford and the arrival of the so-called minimalists on the scene.
EISENBERG PROFILED TEV 2006
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And it was - even by comparison with the other so-called 'minimalists' at the time, you could listen to a piece by Philip Glass and know it was Philip Glass.
News 2012
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