Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passages
Noun
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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
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McGregor recognizes that the work of translating between Western science and TEK is critical in certain contexts and applications, while there has also been significant cooption and misinterpretation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Blanket statements about boundaries are woefully inadequate because the contexts of our relationships matter.—
Margeaux Feldman,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The citations proposed a total of more than $153,000 in penalties against the Marysville Police Department.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Police have issued three citations to Waymo since March.—
Chris Kirkham,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Purple passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passages. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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