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Recent Examples of exemplum
In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London.
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Sarah Churchwell,
The New York Review of Books,
11 June 2019
Sarah Churchwell,
The New York Review of Books,
11 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplum
Noun
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Apparently all mothers, even surrogate mothers, were alike, but at least Adele no longer had to fear monitory parables from her real mother.
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The desire to find these kinds of positive parables was largely driven by the fact that Malone is the mother of a young boy.
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Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.
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But the turtle/cat comment just sounds like a summary of Aesop’s absolute worst fable.
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Kopp Weingarten shared an anecdote of a college student who had to call his dad to ask how to mail a letter.
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Be ready to build off every answer and boldly prompt for personal anecdotes that bring stories to life.
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The against-all-odds survival narrative stunned even veteran first responders.
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Warren Buffett maintains his faith in America's resilience and innovation, while Elon Musk highlights technology's role in shaping national narratives.
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