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Recent Examples of prose
The first draft was incredibly experimental in terms of the prose style.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, there is no denying its piracy of the prose tale.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Generally this means books that are prose-light, plot-forward, and propulsive.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
When Mayor Mamdani released his preliminary budget last week, the public got to see what governing with prose looks like.
—Paul Francis, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, there is no denying its piracy of the prose tale.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Generally this means books that are prose-light, plot-forward, and propulsive.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
When Mayor Mamdani released his preliminary budget last week, the public got to see what governing with prose looks like.
—Paul Francis, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prose
Adjective
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This was an obtuse and unpoetic diktat, a showy way to miss the fact that a song’s history—its use over time, by real people, inspired by the exigencies of ritual and action—can inform its meaning more than its mere lyrics ever could.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2022
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Atlanta and its suburbs are a surprisingly Whitmanesque experiment in pluralism, in which unpoetic concrete strip malls substitute for lyrical spears of summer grass.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2021
Adjective
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This does not mean that time-wasting, intentional fouling and theatrics – as well as occasionally prosaic play – will not rear their ugly heads.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Next to the tourbillon’s prosaic function as a foil for the effects of gravity on accuracy, the minute repeater’s more poetic chiming function is a welcome departure from the obsession with chronometry.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The founders of these companies are systems-level thinkers in the most literal sense.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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For inheritors of the banana leaf-wrapping tradition, this practice has both the literal and symbolic capacity to contain that relationship.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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“Prose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prose. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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