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
But there are things that sound poetic and aren’t particularly meaningful.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
An intimate, poetic portrait of the ritual of roller skating and how roller rinks in Louisville, Kentucky, emerged as magical sanctuaries for Black culture.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
This poetic yet urgent chronicle of Sudan’s youth revolution shows how hope was ignited though
through music, murals and the unyielding power of words.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 May 2025
Renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura is a culinary philosopher, known as much for his poetic musings as his Michelin stars.
—Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
An intimate, poetic portrait of the ritual of roller skating and how roller rinks in Louisville, Kentucky, emerged as magical sanctuaries for Black culture.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
This poetic yet urgent chronicle of Sudan’s youth revolution shows how hope was ignited though
through music, murals and the unyielding power of words.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 May 2025
Renowned Italian chef Massimo Bottura is a culinary philosopher, known as much for his poetic musings as his Michelin stars.
—Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 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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Tim has finally crossed the lyrical genre off his bucket list with Juliet & Romeo (now playing in theaters nationwide; click here for tickets).—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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And while the cursed lineage trope can be clichéd, Theodoridou’s lyrical prose takes otherwise disposable lines and turns them into poetry.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 62 million times, drawn more than 50 million views for its two lyric videos on YouTube, and featured in more than 43,000 TikToks and Instagram reels collectively.—
Eda Uysen,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Investigators also found handwritten notes and lyric sheets created by Eminem.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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