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Recent Examples of purple passage
Writers inevitably fall in love with their more purple passages.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passage
Noun
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Identify each quotation by title and author.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Primary Zoning Contact Corrie Sharp said Tuesday that the city received one verified request for quotation from AECOM Hunt and Powers and Sons Construction working together.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Earlier thinkers, most famously Aristotle, had gone so far as to propose that eudaemonia was an inherently communal accomplishment, one that could only take root in the proper social and political context.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Still, even in this context—even as Sisqo adorned a song about thongs with baroque strings and extravagant chord modulations—Full Moon stands above.—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No citations have been issued at this time.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, five eateries received citations for health code violations including old food debris, a lack of hand soap and improperly cooled rice.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those 35 seconds will go down in sideline interview history, as one in-game sound bite that actually meant something, sent up a flashing red flag that alerted all to keep watching.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The current practice, calling him up and getting a single quote or sound bite, hardly seems any better.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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