as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
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Recent Examples of poetical
The Wingfield family’s repressions are bound to boil over, but they are lulled into stasis by Williams’ poetical eloquence.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
James Connolly once said that no revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
Full of comic scenes, the novel was in marked contrast to the spare poetical prose of Ms. Pineda’s earlier novels.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The detailing of this superlative and at times poetical couture — which sparkled throughout with brocade, paillettes, sequins and gleaming silks — spoke for itself.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
James Connolly once said that no revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
Full of comic scenes, the novel was in marked contrast to the spare poetical prose of Ms. Pineda’s earlier novels.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The detailing of this superlative and at times poetical couture — which sparkled throughout with brocade, paillettes, sequins and gleaming silks — spoke for itself.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetical
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Magee recalled how uniquely present Carter was during their conversation, and how poetic.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
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Originally written as a play, skin & bones, with its poetic and evocative prose, is a fervent exploration of Blackness, fatness, sisterhood and motherhood, faith and family.Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dancers ages 2 years and up will perform dance routines in tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop while telling the story of Aladdin.Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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Her voice is strong and lyrical, laden with purpose.Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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As early as 1992, MacColl was performing the song with the same lyric change.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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The lyric reworks are basically telling people how to use the Cologuard test, then it gets screened.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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