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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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The series retains its fondness for rapid-fire, near-impenetrable finance jargon and for ostentatious literary quotations—the product, we’re meant to assume, of the characters’ otherwise wasted Oxbridge educations.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s one of the le Carré quotations, which is literal and metaphorical.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The combination of the imagery and the operational context has prompted particular interest in the distinctive markings visible on the bombs, which differ from those typically seen on standard JDAM configurations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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The organization was founded in 1992 with a series of artist commissions and installations for specific places, focused on public engagement with the arts and the social and political contexts explored in these works.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, a dozen eateries received citations for health code violations ranging from flies, slime and old food debris.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The department’s traffic unit has seen a 17% increase in traffic stops, with a 23% increase in traffic stops where citations are issued.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One senior European official said Rubio’s speech was a more intellectual articulation of the sound bites that U.S. politicians, including Vance, often make.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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Defined by playoff series, sound bites and hard fouls on national TV.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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