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Recent Examples of orphic
Public history does not feel as alluring to him as furtive genealogies of violence, dramatized in obstinate orphic repetition from one book to the next: a woman (a redhead, a divorcée, someone love-hungry and secretive) is resurrected and rescued, only to be lost again.
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Their extreme difficulty, combined with an initially limited availability in print, led readers to construe Pound’s mind as the unapproachable source of an orphic craft.
—Kathryn Winner, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023
Readers mystified by any of the author’s orphic lingo will find full explanations in the book’s extensive glossary.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
As if fearing that too lyrical an approach to such an orphic figure would result in incoherence, Gooch describes this poet’s life in a decidedly unpoetic way.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2017
Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Their extreme difficulty, combined with an initially limited availability in print, led readers to construe Pound’s mind as the unapproachable source of an orphic craft.
—Kathryn Winner, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023
Readers mystified by any of the author’s orphic lingo will find full explanations in the book’s extensive glossary.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
As if fearing that too lyrical an approach to such an orphic figure would result in incoherence, Gooch describes this poet’s life in a decidedly unpoetic way.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orphic
Adjective
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My relationship to the holy has been in the spirit of that kind of mystical movement.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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With balance and discernment, this transit could be surprisingly productive for your creative endeavors and mystical pursuits.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Beyond mysterious Gathering new data about Venus is vital, Garvin pointed out, so that the next wave of exploration is grounded in what must be done first as scientists attempt to further reveal our sister world.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But Hujar is an enigmatic figure and a biographical portrayal wasn’t exactly on the cards.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The numbers were completely opaque and inscrutable to human eyes.—
Billy Perrigo,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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Across his four-feature filmography, Eggers’s female characters can be selfish and inscrutable, but that is almost always in reaction to unsympathetic, patriarchal societies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Du Maurier makes good use of many of the usual tropes of the Gothic genre, especially uncanny doubling: Relentlessly and unfavorably compared to the Manderley estate’s bewitching former mistress, the nameless narrator is pushed to the brink of sanity by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The book is a towering achievement in Australian fiction, widely recognized as a classic of war literature and a work of national cultural importance — not to mention a gripping, psychologically complex read.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s one reason why some of the highest indirect costs at Florida universities reflected the most complex projects.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is something incomprehensible to any human being.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The loss of Oakland’s MLB team and then the city’s greatest MLB son in the same year is an almost incomprehensible loss for fans like Peters, who feel abandoned by the league.—
Melissa Lockard,
The Athletic,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Orphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orphic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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