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Recent Examples of exemplum
In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London.
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Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019
Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplum
Noun
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What kind of message would prime Jeezy have presented without the pyrex parables in tow?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2025
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The wordplay is as colorful as the sonics are sedate, tag-team player parables sailing over production seeking a slippery middle ground between East and West Coast throwback jams.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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According to historical fables, yes.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But this story is more than a charming anecdote.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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While not catastrophic, the anecdote suggested the urgency of the matter.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The video evidence also appears to undermine elements of the government’s narrative of what happened.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The designers certainly seized on a volcanic narrative—the dark lava rock remains, setting a sultry tone and carving out a serene central pool.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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