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Recent Examples of elegy
In some places, The Return resembles an elegy; in others, a detective story.
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Robert F. Worth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2017
The spare elegies of winter have left their mark; the elegant literary novels of spring have come and gone; the big juicy beach reads of summer are just beginning.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
In grim times such as these, an all-American program can feel as much like an elegy as a celebration.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
The debut album from the L.A. jazz supergroup SML is a thrilling elegy for a dead nightclub.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Robert F. Worth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2017
The spare elegies of winter have left their mark; the elegant literary novels of spring have come and gone; the big juicy beach reads of summer are just beginning.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 20 July 2024
In grim times such as these, an all-American program can feel as much like an elegy as a celebration.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
The debut album from the L.A. jazz supergroup SML is a thrilling elegy for a dead nightclub.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegy
Noun
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Murphy, in one notable section, laments, Tourism is intrinsically incompatible with travelling.Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
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But where Knight of Cups often drifts along in a generalized fog of melancholy, Blanchett actually makes the film’s lament for shattered relationships and thwarted potential actually hurt.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
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Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Noun
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No dolphin will ever perform an autopsy, no dingo will read Heidegger, no macaque will write a requiem for piano and violin.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Last Showgirl is a requiem for any woman who has ever been underestimated because of her beauty, her choices, or her art (so, essentially, every woman ever to exist).Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Elegy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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