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  • verb Alternative spelling of stylized.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous

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Examples

  • Compete in stylised Olympic venues with authentic sports and events to choose from, including athletics, archery, skeet shooting, table tennis, gymnastics and more.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1100 2009

  • However, I'm inclined to question some of the other claims in your source, in regards to it being a "stylised" rendering of the latin word "et" - somebody else has beaten me to it in the comments.

    Punctuation is Awesome lili 2007

  • Rather, he simply allows his characters to talk - sometimes realistically, at other times with a kind of stylised super-realism.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The detective rules were created for the highly stylised, circumscribed "locked room" mystery or Agatha Christie-type of novel.

    Writing Maxine 2009

  • Reuters The bride's earrings, by Robinson Pelham, were diamond-set stylised oak leaves with a pear shaped diamond set drop and a pavé set diamond acorn suspended in the centre, writes Ms. Rohwedder.

    The Dress 2011

  • Magical, funny, wholly lacking in po-faced piety, the movie incorporates elements of Irish mythology and is drawn in a flat, stylised fashion that derives from the art of the time.

    The Secret of Kells Philip French 2010

  • It juggled the freewheeling flavour of the French New Wave with an explicit, stylised violence that was hitherto unknown in mainstream American cinema.

    Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn dies aged 88 Xan Brooks 2010

  • This structure is repeated in episode after episode, providing a stylised framework for the exciting events that occur during a world war and a country in the throes of cultural and revolutionary change.

    Thoughts on The Jewel in the Crown Maxine 2009

  • The film was a stylised, violent and profane heist movie in which the heist itself was never shown.

    Sally Menke obituary Ryan Gilbey 2010

  • The network earned its ratings by pushing boundaries – Miami Vice stylised the police drama, while Hill Street Blues gave it gritty realism.

    How the internet has all but destroyed the market for films, music and newspapers 2011

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