grace note
noun
1
: a musical note added as an ornament
especially
: appoggiatura
2
: a small addition or embellishment
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Yet the episode still has time for quieter, subtler scenes, serving as welcome grace notes.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 July 2024
Gray patches sewn to the knees and elbows of the spacesuits both add visual grace notes and protect against cuts and punctures during the inevitable tumbles astronauts make while bunny-hopping across the lunar surface.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
His curatorial grace notes for the film program, which appeared in the Wex’s monthly calendar, were profoundly literary, eminently readable, a master class in the combined art of expressiveness and brevity.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
The grace note, before departing the next day, began with all of us standup paddleboarding, back on the May River.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 July 2024
Gray patches sewn to the knees and elbows of the spacesuits both add visual grace notes and protect against cuts and punctures during the inevitable tumbles astronauts make while bunny-hopping across the lunar surface.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
His curatorial grace notes for the film program, which appeared in the Wex’s monthly calendar, were profoundly literary, eminently readable, a master class in the combined art of expressiveness and brevity.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
The grace note, before departing the next day, began with all of us standup paddleboarding, back on the May River.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Grace note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace%20note. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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