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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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Glover’s score — for rock band, piano and acoustic strings — evokes pop idioms while politely sidestepping direct quotation.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Following a quotation from Greek poet Odysseas Elytis about the inevitability of the past asserting itself in the present, Hadoula (Karyofyllia Karabeti) is introduced as she is so often seen in the film: walking briskly amid rocky terrain to aid a woman in the throes of childbirth.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Resist the temptation to dramatize the details out of proportion and look at it in the context of the bigger picture of your life.—
Sandy Thibault,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Adams’ indictment must be viewed in the context of foreign countries trying to influence U.S. politics.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With the aim of promoting safety among youth, as many as 100,000 Minnesota children will receive a ‘citation’ for a free small DQ cone if spotted wearing a helmet while biking, scootering, skateboarding or in-line skating.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the night, Jordan would be jailed, charged with cocaine possession and resisting arrest and received a citation for driving under the influence.—
Cristobal Reyes,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pressure to get ahead of other networks—via more updates, more sound bites, more footage, more everything—takes over.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2025
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This includes sound bites that can be taken out of context and misrepresented.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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