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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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Plus, devices worn on the body instead of being tucked away in a pocket may be able to understand context from one’s surroundings through cameras, microphones and other sensors, providing more information to tailor answers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Venture funding has grown from roughly $100 million in 2015 to more than $3 billion in 2025 — impressive in isolation, but marginal in the global context.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Police officers recognize unhoused individuals lack financial means and did not want to issue a trespassing citation with a minimum fee.—
Lynne Hermansen,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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If ignored, the violation becomes an actual traffic citation.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2026.
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