epics

noun

Definition of epicsnext
plural of epic
1
as in sagas

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as in odes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epics
  1. narratives
  2. legends
  3. tales
  4. anecdotes
  5. stories
  6. poems
  7. ballads
Noun
  • Since its inception, Gold House has redefined narratives about the Asian Pacific diaspora through its pioneering initiatives in cultural consulting, research, and creative promotion on over 600 projects.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, several unflattering narratives about Lively started to spread on social media.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Patrons of Morgan Freeman’s blues bar in Clarksdale, Mississippi, bore witness to a live performance by two absolute legends.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Women’s Wear Daily honored the fashion and beauty tastemakers, muses and legends whose creativity, craft and style create magic on the red carpet at the inaugural WWD Style Awards presented Friday in Los Angeles.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of legends
Noun
  • Then there are cautionary tales like the one in which a boy gets his fingers cut off for being a picky eater—stories about cause and effect, separation from loved ones, stealing, and death.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In the hour leading up to kick-off, there is a grim succession of similar tales from supporters who have been ripped off.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of tales
Noun
  • Elsewhere in Cher's memoir, the singer recalls her relationship with Gene Simmons, taking a drunken John Lennon to the Playboy Mansion and her first impression of Dolly Parton, among other anecdotes.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Still, their workmanlike aesthetics allow for the anecdotes to pop, as told by the creatives at the forefront of this reading revolution.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of anecdotes
Noun
  • Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Happy holidays and Forbes Daily will return to your inbox with the day’s top stories on January 3.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stories
Noun
  • He's been the subject of poems and stories, movies and songs, invoked as the judge of naughty or nice, the recipient of countless cookies and glasses of milk to sustain him on his journey.
    Michael Hoge, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • My maternal grandfather, who left school in 1917, could remember hundreds of lines of poems from his school days well into the 1970s.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of poems
Noun
  • The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But there was other live music on board, from rock ballads in the Explorers’ Lounge to upbeat soul and funk tunes, which had everyone dancing in the Torshavn Bar.
    Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballads
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