epics

noun

Definition of epicsnext
plural of epic
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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
  • In these narratives, humankind is forever on the cusp of a technological breakthrough that will transform society for the better.
    David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With its gritty narratives and braggadocious flair, Hatton Garden Holdup cements Rome Streetz’s place as a force in contemporary rap, leaving listeners both captivated and craving more.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Vote for the best Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rock and roll wasn’t really built to grow old, and most late-career albums from even the greatest legends get a pat on the shoulder at best and calls for retirement at worst.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of legends
Noun
  • Front Row Filmed Entertainment CEO Gianluca Chakra says the film sheds light on Lebanese stories that often go untold, but suggests these tales also have wider resonance.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fans fell in love with the weird tales coming out of the small desert town and helped turn it into a pop culture sensation.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tales
Noun
  • In the memoir/photo album, the actress shares previously unseen snapshots from her nine decades on the planet accompanied by observations and anecdotes as only MacLaine can deliver them.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Her accomplished film intricately intertwines memories and anecdotes with the urgency of artistic vocation and the tangled strands of history.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of anecdotes
Noun
  • Other big stories ➤ These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Francis’ long and stories residence at GH began in 1977.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stories
Noun
  • The emotions and uprooting ignited the need to write at a feverish pace, filling the pages of notebooks with poems to let those feelings out.
    Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His thinking is more aligned with that of literary scholar Harold Bloom, who contended that poems beget other poems, in a network of influence that owes as much to Darwin’s theory of evolution as to Freud’s notion of the Oedipus complex.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of poems
Noun
  • That boy might be a hip-hop lover, that boy might be a rock lover or love ballads.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Because Wisdom, from Havana (a tiny suburb of Tallahassee), fuses the tropical bounce of Florida street rap with the tenderness in the ballads of Southern and Midwestern truth-tellers.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ballads
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