as in poetical
having qualities suggestive of poetry
your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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Recent Examples of poetic
Dermatologists wax poetic about changing your skin care routine with the seasons.
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Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
On Monday, a beaming Jarrett Stidham waxed poetic on his relationship with Broncos quarterback Bo Nix — telling a team reporter that Nix had invited him to work a football camp next weekend in Alabama and the two went on vacation together.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
As one of the foundational poetic texts of Western literature, the story follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan war.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Like its poetic English-language title, the allegorical tale can be a little confusing to interpret at times, but looks striking in its line-free illustrative style.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
On Monday, a beaming Jarrett Stidham waxed poetic on his relationship with Broncos quarterback Bo Nix — telling a team reporter that Nix had invited him to work a football camp next weekend in Alabama and the two went on vacation together.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
As one of the foundational poetic texts of Western literature, the story follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan war.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Like its poetic English-language title, the allegorical tale can be a little confusing to interpret at times, but looks striking in its line-free illustrative style.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
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In addition, for this film, drinking heart blood had physical, poetical appeal.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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The outlet unveiled its definitive ranking on Monday (April 7), placing Minaj at the top spot based on a comprehensive set of criteria, including chart performance, cultural impact, lyrical skill, longevity, and flow.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, the combination of the specific chord progression in the melody paired with the verbatim hook was a greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work, in both lyric choice and chord expressions.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Doja Rat stated that Strange claimed to have over 300 songs and handwritten lyric sheets.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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