as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
an overwritten novel with far too many purple patches
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Recent Examples of purple
Aveda Botanical Repair Purple Toning Shampoo keeps your color cool with purple pigments that instantly tone down yellow and orange hues.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The stunning purple blooms more than make up for any autumn shortcomings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
This latest trade idea from Bleacher Report's NBA insider Eric Pincus has the purple and gold landing Andrew Wiggins from the Miami Heat in what would be a blockbuster three-team deal that includes the Brooklyn Nets.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The stunning purple blooms more than make up for any autumn shortcomings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
This latest trade idea from Bleacher Report's NBA insider Eric Pincus has the purple and gold landing Andrew Wiggins from the Miami Heat in what would be a blockbuster three-team deal that includes the Brooklyn Nets.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple
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Two days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a rhetorical gap between Arizona politicos highlighted a major split for the congressional delegation, with some members turning to other matters or saying nothing at all.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken an increasingly hard rhetorical line on immigration.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
30 Aug. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Dakota Johnson Johnson married the ubiquity of a red carpet sheer dressing moment with ornate embroidery in her Gucci look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Purple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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