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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality plays
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The solicitation frames the campaign as an effort to push back on what Newsom has often described as misleading narratives about California.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Her fear that her professional irrelevance has come too soon—an anxiety not often explored in Hollywood’s midlife-crisis narratives—is unexpectedly affecting.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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In many mythologies the hero is a troubled character, and their stories can leave us with the sense that none of us would really want that kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The mythologies of the medical ass could blossom, like the oral folklore of a tribe allowed to retain its own myths without the colonizing interference of invaders.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Mirror doesn’t always trade in great American myths.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wrexham’s Hollywood script Ridiculous rise, incredible achievements, two very likeable owners and a working-class town and club reborn by one of modern football’s most famous rags-to-riches tales.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Different mythological tales point to the reason behind this observance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The clip package was beautifully done, highlighting screen legends like Diane Keaton and Robert Redford.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Here, Flanigan shares why he was drawn to denim and the legends that have inspired him.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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