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Recent Examples of prose
The book’s superpower is its voice; Herr’s intensely articulate prose stretches to accommodate the crazy experiences and mind-states created when a high-tech corporate military wages war on a low-tech nation.
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Time, 12 May 2026
The production was largely a collaboration between Rylance and prose poet Louis Jenkins, who wrote more than 600 prose poems during his lifetime, many of which were adapted into the film’s screenplay, written by Rylance and Lichtscheidl.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The first draft was incredibly experimental in terms of the prose style.
—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
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Time, 12 May 2026
The production was largely a collaboration between Rylance and prose poet Louis Jenkins, who wrote more than 600 prose poems during his lifetime, many of which were adapted into the film’s screenplay, written by Rylance and Lichtscheidl.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The first draft was incredibly experimental in terms of the prose style.
—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
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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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The unique features hide a center touchscreen the way an architect’s home keeps prosaic televisions out of sight.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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At this point, Vile seems less like a confessional singer-songwriter than a cartographer of the mind, mapping the ways that our thoughts can wander from prosaic to profound and back again.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Honey scent in perfumery rarely smells like a literal jar of honey.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The title is a humorous, literal reference to the late father’s large piece of bone left after cremation.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Prose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prose. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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