as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
an overwritten novel with far too many purple patches
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Recent Examples of purple
In other words, Mattel isn’t just making Barbie dolls with long, purple braids (though there will probably be those too) here.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
In his video, Wasefi wears a red Che Guevara T-shirt and a purple hoodie.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Colorado and Virginia are two states that lean Democratic, though both have shown some purple tendencies in the past.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Cries sound from behind Lily Moncrief's hospital door as the 2-year-old in a purple dress sits upright on her bed.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
In his video, Wasefi wears a red Che Guevara T-shirt and a purple hoodie.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Colorado and Virginia are two states that lean Democratic, though both have shown some purple tendencies in the past.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Cries sound from behind Lily Moncrief's hospital door as the 2-year-old in a purple dress sits upright on her bed.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple
Adjective
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These messages are more than rhetorical escalation.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Chicago and New York are Democratic strongholds and frequent targets of the president’s rhetorical ire, so the moves on spending are plainly perceived as a new front in the shutdown battle.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
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Children play among headstones, and locals see ornate mausoleums daily on their way to run errands; the graveyards woven into public life as parks and libraries are in other cities.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Pfister Hotel — Wisconsin Built in 1893, Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel has long been linked to flickering lights, strange noises and shadowy figures said to haunt its ornate halls.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Purple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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