purple passage

noun

Definition of purple passagenext
as in quotation

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  1. quotation
  2. context
  3. citation
  4. sound bite
Noun
  • Adding to the complexity of the undertaking—and to its emotional import—are quotations from a Fugue in B-flat composed by Ives’s father.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Then, the creator of that quotation can select the winner.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of quotation
Noun
  • In the context of project management, this underscores the importance of risk management.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
  • In the context of Herbert’s Dune, the multi-millennia-long conspiracy in human engineering necessary to yield a messianic hero of startling apocalyptic power sounds supercool, giving Paul a Chosen One stature of virtually unparalleled magnitude.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of context
Noun
  • Bishop says the citations were part of a first draft, which went up online by accident.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • After further investigation, officials learned that multiple parts had been removed from the body, some of which were later found inside a mattress folded behind the home, according to the citation.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of citation
Noun
  • Although that sound bite became a bit of a laugh line because Trump had promised an alternative health insurance plan many times during his administration and never delivered, Vance later provided more details.
    Stephanie Armour | KFF Health News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The mass protests, vile sound bites, revolving door to his administration, and constant threats of violence and war have been exhausting.
    Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of sound bite
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