as in poetical
having qualities suggestive of poetry
your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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Recent Examples of poetic
In this poetic portrait of a woman in limbo, haunting memories begin to resurface of Grace’s past life and her disappearing homeland—the island nation of Kiribati.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The following spring, Ihor himself was also killed by Russia, and a global community came together to further share his deeply poetic and insightful words.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Open only for a tasting menu on Sundays, this quiet standout offers a poetic take on contemporary Peruvian cuisine.
—Marisol Mosquera, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
As a metaphor for the decline of a decades-old hotel of this size, the dish is both blunt and poetic.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The following spring, Ihor himself was also killed by Russia, and a global community came together to further share his deeply poetic and insightful words.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Open only for a tasting menu on Sundays, this quiet standout offers a poetic take on contemporary Peruvian cuisine.
—Marisol Mosquera, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
As a metaphor for the decline of a decades-old hotel of this size, the dish is both blunt and poetic.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
Adjective
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Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Shot with both lyrical intimacy and bursts of vibrant energy, the film portrays the quiet revolution of a boy refusing to surrender his identity.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has inspired a myriad of hot takes, from fan infighting over whether the album is or isn’t her best work to deep analysis of her alleged lyrical digs at fellow pop star Charli XCX and producer Scott Borchetta.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2025
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The lyric change comes after TMZ reported there might already be another woman in Urban’s life.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 89-minute film also featured the pop superstar giving descriptions of each song before lyric videos for the new tracks.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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