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your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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The Rockies waxed poetic in their description of the new uniforms.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Silvio Rodríguez is a pioneer of la nueva trova, a music movement that emerged in Cuba in the late 1960s blending poetic lyrics with social and political themes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, memory is the theme of several poetic passages of dialogue between Ren and her lover, and, as a professional storyteller, her personal experiences inevitably shape her work.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Silvio Rodríguez is a pioneer of la nueva trova, a music movement that emerged in Cuba in the late 1960s blending poetic lyrics with social and political themes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, memory is the theme of several poetic passages of dialogue between Ren and her lover, and, as a professional storyteller, her personal experiences inevitably shape her work.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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