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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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Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony, the 32-minute instrumental piece combines music, panoramic visual imagery and a live narration of quotations from America’s past.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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But this disjointed medley, performed by Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, offered little context for what is meant to be exciting or enticing about the show.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The debate over the Yawata mayor’s maternity leave also comes in the context of the Japanese government’s decadeslong fight against declining birth rates.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The Medline warehouse has faced serious citations regarding unsafe vehicle travel behavior; hazardous aisles, ladders, or stairways; and a lack of sufficient foot protection for employees exposed to foot injuries.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Lawyers just can’t stop being caught using AI chatbots, polluting their filings with hallucinated citations that infuriate judges when they’re caught.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Noun
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There was this fascinating sound bite after the season from Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, too.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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That recording is then used by broadcast voice actors to create a sound bite for the commencement.—
Kendall Staton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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