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Recent Examples of morality play
But culture wars tend to reduce every conflict to a simple morality play, as Hlavacik repeatedly shows.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Without being explicit about it, Panahi has crafted a morality play.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2025
Lee’s lively reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama High and Low just seeks to stage an entertaining morality play.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Without being explicit about it, Panahi has crafted a morality play.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2025
Lee’s lively reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama High and Low just seeks to stage an entertaining morality play.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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At points, the government’s narrative about her became even more extreme.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The narrative swap imbued the character with a more substantial motivation.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Inspired by Norse mythology, the robot supported humanoid robotics research before returning to Johnson Space Center in Texas for further development and future planetary missions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is a recurring trope in mythology, that dogs and horses recognize their masters when people do not.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, this myth has been dispelled.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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That goes for bars of pungent soap, essential oils, sonic repellant devices, and hanging up pennies in bags of water, a favorite Internet myth.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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