purple passages

plural of purple passage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passages
Noun
  • The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The internet has long been awash with fake quotations attributed to prominent personalities.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The team seeks to understand the motivations, contexts, and constraints that shape human actions.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This represents a more explicit approach than the February policy change, which allowed erotica in certain contexts but lacked age-gating infrastructure.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fry is not yet aware of any citations issued to hunters in Wyoming who were relying on AI for information.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In her order last week, the judge wrote that the Muirs appear to be using artificial intellegence to prepare their motions, resulting in innacurate citations.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Purple passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passages. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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