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Recent Examples of purple passage
Writers inevitably fall in love with their more purple passages.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passage
Noun
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Exploring the genre of inaugural addresses through quotations and objects from the past can help listeners better understand the opening speech of a new administration, the first act in a job that began with the taking of the oath.—
Claire Jerry,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2025
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Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.—
Bob Blaisdell,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The fireside chat Sam and William spoke at was all about the unique context of mental health within the farming community and the importance of the subject.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The case is also being viewed in the context of Austria's 2023 espionage scandal, which involved a former high-ranking intelligence officer accused of leaking personal data of senior officials to Russia.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On those arguments, Reyes found the DOJ’s citations to be either irrelevant or misinterpreted.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
20 Mar. 2025
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Concerned about the escalating speed and the recent citation, the trooper stopped her again and arrested her.—
Jamel Valencia,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The approach abides with the Trump World view that the sound bites that permeate traditional and social media in the days that follow will do more to shape hearts and minds than anything else.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Whenever that happens, the polarizing face of the No. 1 MMA organization is bound to deliver some juicy sound bites that stir the proverbial pot in the sport.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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