poetic
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It would be a poetic way to bow out, whether the title is won or not.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
We ended up going “Purple” just because it just feels a little bit more intriguing, a little more vague, a little poetic and kind of let the audience feel out what this is.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Their presence may allude to the hymn “Panis Angelicus,” or “bread of angels,” written by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century as a poetic reference to the presence of Christ in the consecrated host.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
He tugged at that poetic forelock and frowned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing poetic
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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