as in poetical
having qualities suggestive of poetry
your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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Recent Examples of poetic
Written by the Colombian singer and produced by Gangsta, the song is distinguished by its poetic and sincere lyrics in which Kapo, with his unmistakable raspy voice, sings to that woman who came to heal his heart and transform it with love.
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Luisa Calle, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Valentin Guiot, the director, brings a poetic touch to his work.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 June 2025
Founded by Luis Carlos Grijalva to honor his poetic grandfather Ricardo Grijalva de Leon, who wrote poems about his experiences in the Mexican Revolution, this reposado infuses every drop with a sense of personal legacy.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Manson’s poetic suffering, and her bandmates’ alt-rock songwriting ingenuity, led to a catchy, memorable album that sits with their best work from the Nineties.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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Luisa Calle, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Valentin Guiot, the director, brings a poetic touch to his work.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 June 2025
Founded by Luis Carlos Grijalva to honor his poetic grandfather Ricardo Grijalva de Leon, who wrote poems about his experiences in the Mexican Revolution, this reposado infuses every drop with a sense of personal legacy.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Manson’s poetic suffering, and her bandmates’ alt-rock songwriting ingenuity, led to a catchy, memorable album that sits with their best work from the Nineties.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
Adjective
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Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
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In addition, for this film, drinking heart blood had physical, poetical appeal.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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More specifically, tracks from his 2011 debut mixtape House of Balloons were delivered with the urgency and conviction of that same mysterious musician with a penchant for lyrical tawdriness.—
Candace McDuffie,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2025
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There’s seemingly not much back-and-forth on the lyrical themes or specifics.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Kate Beckinsale debuted a new tattoo in honor of her late father, Richard Beckinsale Richard died in 1979 when the actress was 5 years old Her arm tattoo features a David Bowie lyric Kate Beckinsale is honoring her late dad.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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As the Duke, René Barbera, a light and agreeably lyric tenor, goes his own way.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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