paean
Example Sentences
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“Founder’s Fire” is no uncritical paean to the greatness of this country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
“All’s Fair” is a paean to the classic Hollywood movies Murphy adores, with its most direct spiritual influence being the 1939 adaptation of “The Women.”
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Apart from being a paean to Twitter’s better day, it’s notable that this success is, also, about words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
And during Ms. Kealani’s closing paean to Charles X, once again sensitively accompanied by the solo harp, the Gérard picture slowly assembled, with the painting itself finally projected onto the singers and Paulo Fantin’s set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Well might this paean break forth, for this is probably the broadest benevolent legislation ever enacted up to this time.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
Vocabulary lists containing paean
Antigone
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"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe's Favorite Words, collected by Charles Harrington Elster
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