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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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Pirani conceded in court the materials contained legal citations to nonexistent cases and quotations of nonexistent passages, according to the judge's opinion and order.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Glass’s Twenty Etudes, written in two books from the early 1990s through 2012, chart a similar trajectory, from the repetitive textures of his early music toward a language broadened in length and scope, involving quotation, musical code-switching, detailed harmony, and melodic invention.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Noun
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But oxytocin nasal sprays aren’t ready for prime time because more research needs to be done to determine efficacy, the right context or conditions for using it, and how to control the dosage, Che said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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This context helps employees understand their role in the transition rather than viewing it as a threat.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mayor Brandon Johnson said that last year, over 6,300 citations were issued for smoking on the CTA.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Only two such citations were issued in the final seven months of former Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s tenure.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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This season has become something of a cultural phenomenon both online and off, with viral clips, unhinged memes and the occasional sound bite trending across various social media platforms after a new episode airs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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