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Recent Examples of morality play
But the Ring of Honor isn’t about morality plays or personality contests.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Anti-Zionism rejects compromise, shuns a two-state solution and flattens a complex conflict to a simple morality play.
—Jason Nevarez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
What follows is an unexpected morality play surrounding not only the complications of bringing Rajesh’s actions to light, but also Maitri’s unsavory methods that sparked this violent eruption, which rest on her bringing harm to another, equally vulnerable woman.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025
But the set, in which Dylan played the electric guitar and embraced rock ’n’ roll publicly, was more complicated than a morality play pitting backward folk purists against forward-looking rockers.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Anti-Zionism rejects compromise, shuns a two-state solution and flattens a complex conflict to a simple morality play.
—Jason Nevarez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
What follows is an unexpected morality play surrounding not only the complications of bringing Rajesh’s actions to light, but also Maitri’s unsavory methods that sparked this violent eruption, which rest on her bringing harm to another, equally vulnerable woman.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025
But the set, in which Dylan played the electric guitar and embraced rock ’n’ roll publicly, was more complicated than a morality play pitting backward folk purists against forward-looking rockers.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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Allowing two goals on nine shots against a team outside of the playoff picture won’t help change that narrative.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Greek mythology, Chione was the goddess of snow.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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There is burgeoning discourse about how Welsh mythology and folklore have been used by authors from outside Wales.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pitting vengeful ghosts against a backdrop of a supernatural love story, the film charmingly plays with genre to question how history and myth can probe collective and socio-political grief.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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