paean
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The picture is both informative and worshipful, a paean to the wonders of God’s creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The postwar period is rife with big names who used brands as both a pastiche of and paean to America’s consumer culture: Richard Prince, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Eduardo Paolozzi and—king of them all—Andy Warhol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
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
The band members impressively stepped into the stunningly gorgeous harmonies of “New Mama,” Young’s delicate and heartwarming paean written after the birth of his first son.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
At the mouth of the Borysthenes, Achilles has been espied by mariners, who were sailing past his isle, careering along with his yellow locks and arms of gold, and singing his paean of battle.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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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