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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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Like any quotation lifted out of a work of literature or legal code, these passages require explanation.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Noun
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First, some context for how good Judge is as a hitter.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The context North Carolina lawmakers still have not passed a state budget for this fiscal year, which began in July, amid an ongoing tax cut stalemate between the House and Senate.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Scenes like this are becoming increasingly common as cities respond to visible homelessness with more citations, arrests, and encampment sweeps.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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These systems demonstrated the ability to generate coherent legal text and assist with analytical tasks, while also highlighting important limitations—particularly around hallucinated citations and the need for human oversight.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Howard Cosell would announce the news of Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football, a sound bite that Soderbergh, with his customary incisiveness and aversion to the maudlin, includes here.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Stand-ups, sound bites, and B-roll are the three elements needed for a good story.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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