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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
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Editor’s note: This story was updated soon after publication with an additional quotation about rules of engagement.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Addressed to Dunne, the entries are full of direct quotations and written with the immediacy of fresh recollection.—
Joan Didion,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Large context windows allow AI models to process longer documents, larger code bases, and longer conversations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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But as the need to act grows more urgent, the political context is driving many companies to retreat from public leadership.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In all of 2024, though, police issued just one citation for underage drinking at the venue, out of 168 issued last year citywide, according to public records.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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The services offered at the facility include informal hearings for drivers whose privileges have been suspended or revoked for a single DUI citation, which doesn’t involve a death, and other moving violations.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The turret, modeled after the in-game characters, lights up and plays signature sound bites from the game, whenever motion is detected nearby.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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But what the media blitz leading up to Mayhem accomplished was making even the most casual fan aware that Gaga was back with a new album on March 7, via performances, interviews, promotional opportunities and viral sound bites.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Purple passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passage. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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