paean
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And Kenny Scharf’s cartoon-infused painting and sculpture are paeans to arrested development that are about as capable of engendering childlike wonder as a tax return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
With its paeans to the immortal Denis Law and the banners hailing the genius of their other great Scot Sir Alex Ferguson, Old Trafford looked the part.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025
This was a party comfortable with itself as pro-union, anti-monopoly, and pro-family—all families—one whose paeans to retail workers, immigrants, and ex–Trump voters seemed natural, with no need for certificates of authenticity.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024
Almost two decades into the social media era, we should know better than to believe those empty paeans used as cover for the relentless pursuit of profits.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023
“Atlanta is ours and fairly won,” was Sherman’s message to Mr. Lincoln, and that, coupled with the news from Mobile, sent the North into paeans of thanksgiving.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing paean
Antigone
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"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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