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
How poetic that the same arm should deliver both pitches.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Produced by Audiovisual From Spain in collaboration with White Horse and Apartamento, the piece takes Hayon’s conceptual and visual universe as the spine of a poetic audiovisual journey through more than a century of Spanish creativity.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
However, before Kemper could wax poetic about the importance of a film's score, the stars were handed notes from the audience.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The movie is so visually poetic.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Produced by Audiovisual From Spain in collaboration with White Horse and Apartamento, the piece takes Hayon’s conceptual and visual universe as the spine of a poetic audiovisual journey through more than a century of Spanish creativity.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
However, before Kemper could wax poetic about the importance of a film's score, the stars were handed notes from the audience.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The movie is so visually poetic.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
Adjective
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There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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David George Haskell is a biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Mar. 2026
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The music video clip, as well as the lyric video, feature photos of McCartney in his younger years, including some with Lennon.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The company has also rolled out machine-learning tools such as lyric translation and pronunciation features.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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