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Recent Examples of dithyramb Ginsberg’s incantatory dithyrambs pulled the Beats, Walt Whitman and much of 20th century poetry into view. Sesshu Foster, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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Noun
  • In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The exact citation reportedly appears in a University of Victoria style guide, a document that teaches students how to format references using fictional examples.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Larry Brooks, who lives a block away from the attack, was also given four citations on the day of Broadbelt’s death for not having rabbies vaccines and unregistered dogs.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The songs themselves drew inspiration from real Shaker hymns from the 1700s.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Civil contributes his own piano playing too — notably a Bach hymn that serves as the story’s crowning moment of failure as triumph.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The mode is one of willing commendation, trading on the imperative, hortative and jussive moods, the latter two of which have long disappeared from the English tongue.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The North Carolina man has pleaded not guilty to all charged and indicated his defense will center largely on his character, citing Eagle Scout commendations and community service.
    Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Dithyramb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dithyramb. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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