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Recent Examples of morality play
Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.
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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
There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 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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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
There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 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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Jesse Plemons, Martin Lawrence and subbing for Oprah Friday Night Lights was a game changer — both in narrative TV and Mikel’s career.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hong Kong sits at the forefront of fashion innovation, with its vibrant community of designers and creatives who are helping to redefine the industry with sustainability, creativity and rich cultural narratives.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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It's got all the classic Superman mythology beginning with the Last Son of Krypton arriving to work at the Daily Planet as mild-mannered Clark Kent plus a deliciously sinister John Shea as Lex Luthor in the premiere season.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film stars Maggie García, Patricia Peñalver, Eve Ryan and Elena Gallardo, blending occult mythology with psychological tension.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The chief human resources officer at $76 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive, Sally Massey, dispelled the myths that Gen Z only brings high standards and chaos to the workplace.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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