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Recent Examples of morality play
Basie watch the scene, made no move to stop it, and in fact quite evidently enjoyed the morality play.
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Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
They are also all transformed into morality plays of sorts—although, unlike in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the morals in Trump’s America are inscrutable.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
It might, simultaneously, be cast as a parable about mutual benefit not being the same as love, a morality play about the distorting influence of money, and a sporting case study in the limited functionality of stardust as a building material.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
His plays toy with form — the morality play, the workplace comedy, the domestic drama — to explore the United States’ posture in relation to the past and its influence on how Americans metabolize the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
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Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
They are also all transformed into morality plays of sorts—although, unlike in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the morals in Trump’s America are inscrutable.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
It might, simultaneously, be cast as a parable about mutual benefit not being the same as love, a morality play about the distorting influence of money, and a sporting case study in the limited functionality of stardust as a building material.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
His plays toy with form — the morality play, the workplace comedy, the domestic drama — to explore the United States’ posture in relation to the past and its influence on how Americans metabolize the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Parker recorded interviews with 12 British men and women who had been convicted of murder, then transcribed and edited their words to create a series of extraordinary first-person narratives.The Week US, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Located along the rugged Helgeland coastline in Northern Norway, the Seven Sisters are not only admired for their natural beauty but are also steeped in mythology.David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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In Norse mythology, two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, serve as spies to the god Odin, whispering to him the news of the world.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The book also features jewels that recall armor, and ones that are inspired by royals, popes, Greek myths and antiquity.Samantha Conti, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dispelling these myths is vital for a clearer understanding of human trafficking and stronger prevention efforts.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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