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
The movie is smart horror, even poetic at times, with much to say about race and spiritual freedom.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The Rockies waxed poetic in their description of the new uniforms.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Silvio Rodríguez is a pioneer of la nueva trova, a music movement that emerged in Cuba in the late 1960s blending poetic lyrics with social and political themes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The Rockies waxed poetic in their description of the new uniforms.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Silvio Rodríguez is a pioneer of la nueva trova, a music movement that emerged in Cuba in the late 1960s blending poetic lyrics with social and political themes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 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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Many of the world’s biggest rap stars no longer value lyrical supremacy, and the artists who covet their pen can’t capture the world’s attention like Drake and Lamar’s beef did.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jia’s films all have that element, but this one seems both angrier and more lyrical than some of his work, somehow at the same time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Audiences can get an exclusive sneak peek at the track in the lyric video for the film above.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The album’s spartan arrangement of post-punk and funk elements, paired with a lyric sheet full of witty barbs that critiqued and demystified consumer capitalism, made the band a cult sensation, beloved by critics, art punks, and indie-rockers for decades to come.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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