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Recent Examples of morality play
Since then, all sorts of filmmakers have splashed drama and morality plays on the wide-open canvas of the Western, with varying degrees of success.
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and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Basie watch the scene, made no move to stop it, and in fact quite evidently enjoyed the morality play.
—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
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and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Basie watch the scene, made no move to stop it, and in fact quite evidently enjoyed the morality play.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
Noun
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These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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Our recommendation is to get ahead of this narrative, owning any misconceptions and addressing them head on.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Both films use tomes of ancient lore to communicate this mythology, but the wording each movie uses is different.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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This guide delves into some common composting myths and explains how to quickly transform citrus scraps of all sorts into a rich compost that your garden and houseplants will love.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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In his book, Wald admits to the challenge of trying to parse through what happened during Dylan’s set and what has grown into myth.Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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