Thesaurus results for MORALITY PLAY

morality play

noun

as in narrative

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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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for morality play

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Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Each dish reflects memory, heritage, and the collective voice of his team, giving space to narratives that deserve to be heard.

— Eric Ripert, Time, 15 Apr. 2026