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
The choice of a male role has poetic resonance for Mey.
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Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Folks still wax poetic about the Space Jam website.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, Ellis-Taylor describes working with Ross and his poetic, up-close point of view.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Arguably country’s most poetic and introspective songwriter, Kristofferson was the thinking man’s outlaw-country star.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
Folks still wax poetic about the Space Jam website.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, Ellis-Taylor describes working with Ross and his poetic, up-close point of view.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Arguably country’s most poetic and introspective songwriter, Kristofferson was the thinking man’s outlaw-country star.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetic
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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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There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
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Now his Pulitzer winner, Nickel Boys, has been turned into an equally uncompromising yet at times surprisingly lyrical film directed by RaMell Ross.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But man, One Hundred Years of Solitude is breathlessly beautiful at times, lyrical and alive and brimming with visual and intellectual ideas.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kelce’s first reaction to the lyric switch-up was caught in a video posted by a fan on TikTok.Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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