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your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing
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Her main interest in a scene is what’s going on at a poetic, spiritual level.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
But Monet also injected some of that positive, punchy energy through transitions between chapter breaks with more poetic group shots and visual art with spoken word, stand-up, and speeches by Black women underneath.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Indi wanted to become a wrestler because of Bayley’s legendary match against Sasha Banks in the Barclays Center, so this was a very poetic ending.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Soon, though, his smooth and lyrical patter sold him on most Dodger fans, an old-school baseball guy with a poetic bent.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
But Monet also injected some of that positive, punchy energy through transitions between chapter breaks with more poetic group shots and visual art with spoken word, stand-up, and speeches by Black women underneath.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Indi wanted to become a wrestler because of Bayley’s legendary match against Sasha Banks in the Barclays Center, so this was a very poetic ending.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Soon, though, his smooth and lyrical patter sold him on most Dodger fans, an old-school baseball guy with a poetic bent.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Poetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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poetic
adjective
po·et·ic
pō-ˈet-ik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of poets or poetry
poetic words
2
: written in verse
poetical
adjective
-i-kəl
poetically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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