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paean

[pee-uhn] / ˈpi ən /


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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

C. Thi Nguyen considers that possibility in “The Score,” a paean to all kinds of games, from Risk to Super Mario Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Emerging bluesman Sammie plays a song he wrote as a confession to his pastor father, a paean to the music he loves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

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

As for “Kaiser Billy,” who had butted him as he rose up, and thus did the damage, he galloped off with a loud “baa” of triumph, as if shouting a paean of victory.

From Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)




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