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paean

[pee-uhn] / ˈpi ən /


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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

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

Merchan then cited Chief Justice John Roberts’ recent paean to the sanctity of judicial independence.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 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




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