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
There’s little need to wax poetic when the reality is this cold.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
This visionary work captures a yearning for liberation through a sensory-rich experience that is both local and universally poetic.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Its charming glow is often visible even before the sky fully darkens, which is so fitting and poetic when considering both the planetary and astrological essence of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Bolstered by poetic visuals and stunning performances from the young cast, Thorne’s psychological approach offers profound insight into the unconscious impulses that underlie our current political crises.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
This visionary work captures a yearning for liberation through a sensory-rich experience that is both local and universally poetic.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Its charming glow is often visible even before the sky fully darkens, which is so fitting and poetic when considering both the planetary and astrological essence of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Bolstered by poetic visuals and stunning performances from the young cast, Thorne’s psychological approach offers profound insight into the unconscious impulses that underlie our current political crises.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
Adjective
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There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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As his tone grows more drawn-out and guttural, and Thomas’ lyrical touch gives way to percussive attack, the rhythm section ups the ante, picking up speed like a gathering tornado.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Her short fiction and lyric essays have appeared in Literary Imagination, The American Scholar, The Yale Review, The Big Other, and elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Over the top of these more ragged edges, Llobet takes a pointillistic approach to lyric writing, favoring half-thoughts and dreamy images that coalesce into a picture of unsettled anxiety.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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