poetic
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American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Trump described the chatbot’s words as poetic, Brockman recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
That it’s a woman who ultimately neutralizes Homelander shielding is a kind of poetic justice.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
It would be a poetic way to bow out, whether the title is won or not.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
But it’s hard to concentrate in the lunchroom with the girls’ step team practicing in one corner, a rap group performing in the other, and Vondie and JB waxing poetic about love and basketball.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing poetic
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Poetry
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