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Recent Examples of morality play
But the set, in which Dylan played the electric guitar and embraced rock ’n’ roll publicly, was more complicated than a morality play pitting backward folk purists against forward-looking rockers.
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Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Both saw foreign policy as a morality play pitting good against evil.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In Elia Kazan's still-explosive working-class morality play about a palooka-turned-longshoreman who stands up to union-boss corruption on the docks, Brando is both hypnotic and heartbreakingly human.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In recent years, several of the slender towers on Billionaires’ Row have been afflicted with excessive swaying and creaking, problems that are gleefully treated in the press as morality plays about rising inequality.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Both saw foreign policy as a morality play pitting good against evil.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In Elia Kazan's still-explosive working-class morality play about a palooka-turned-longshoreman who stands up to union-boss corruption on the docks, Brando is both hypnotic and heartbreakingly human.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In recent years, several of the slender towers on Billionaires’ Row have been afflicted with excessive swaying and creaking, problems that are gleefully treated in the press as morality plays about rising inequality.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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There are subtle transitions in this narrative, carefully plotted points of reference which keep the story from ever feeling disjointed or abrupt.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Consequently, that makes a weaker conclusion for the narrative, one the series can only wrap up by having Paul use his pistol on himself and take a tumble into rushing river waters.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Or choose another name from Greek mythology, as Daphne is a nymph whom the god Apollo loved.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
8 July 2025
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As such, the origin of Superman is perhaps the strongest example of entertainment in modern mythology.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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In my own writing, the process of myth making fascinates me.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Reason 2: The Obsession with Control The second myth plaguing modern business is the assumption that complex systems can be controlled through tighter management processes.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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