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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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Smith’s writing serves up dozens of memorable lines, ready for quotation.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
20 Dec. 2025
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And details from the records, including quotations, began to trickle out last month in court filings in the Oakland case.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But the memory of decades-long civil unrest, largely ended by a peace agreement signed in 2016, is still fresh enough to provide a real-life context for Teddy’s machinations.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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Vagueposting is when people purposefully post or comment without any context, requiring people who want to know more to dig deeper or even outright ask what — or who — the post is about.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The process is independent of any judicial actions stemming from the citation and does not depend on a conviction.—
Hunter Sowards,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to the arrest citation, there were three $100 bills on the outside that were real.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The segment included sound bites from President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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DiCaprio's approach to fame might be surprising in the age of endless information and viral sound bites.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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