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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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That’s one of the le Carré quotations, which is literal and metaphorical.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Your interest in being able to toss an Alexander Pope quotation or an offhand fact about the history of saffron into a conversation is true.—
Talia Argondezzi,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Within this context, the central flaw of the quota/preference (DEI) supporters has always been their misguided definition of justice in terms of group outcomes, rather than individual cases.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Williams did not explicitly mention tennis, or any sport, in her Super Bowl advert for Ro, but her focus on movement and wellbeing in the context of her softening position on the possibility of a comeback was striking.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Baltimore Department of Housing has issued 224 citations for walks that have not been shoveled from Monday through Thursday of this week.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Code enforcement has issued $6,350 citations to the Taxins, as well as Puff Puff Pazz, LLC and Elliot.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In this company, Chalamet’s art-school pedigree is a badge of pride; therefore his sound bites emphasized toil and study.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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