dithyrambic

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When I left the politicians, I went to the poets; tragic, dithyrambic, and all sorts.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

The show's dithyrambic peak, "Benny's Number," is scaled with the percussive aid of Louis Prima's Sing, Sing, Sing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite Beclch's dramatic flaws, the evening thrums with dithyrambic vitality whenever the Afro-American Dance Ensemble takes over the stage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nor did the times suit his lyrical temperament, which today can express itself in dithyrambic celebrations.

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As each triumphal device was passed, children dressed as angels, or muses, were made to sing or recite conceited phrases of dithyrambic flattery to the heroine of the hour.

From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp