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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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Mayer resurfaces throughout Lasky’s Memory—regarding her photographs or poems or a pithy quotation—while Lasky considers the memories of her own life.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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After submitting their pre-loved luxury pieces on a special landing page on the Mytheresa site, customers get a quotation on their items, which are then authenticated by the Vestiaire Collective team before an instant Mytheresa store credit is issued to sellers in return.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For context, a simple baguette, which can be made with additives and baked from frozen, is around a euro.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Reckless driving offenses can result in a citation in municipal court or a criminal charge in county circuit court.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were 19 citations issued this year across hotels, residential buildings and restaurants.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Every red carpet misstep, every viral sound bite, is instantly flattened into content.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Conservative media outlets have seized on that hesitation, producing awkward sound bites that have powered campaign ads and White House messaging, regardless of the salience in the shutdown fight.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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