epos

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Recent Examples of epos Your freestyle at Harvard University in 2016 was searing and soaring epos. New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epos
Noun
  • Until then, there’s no reason to think this Epstein epic is going to fade.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
  • Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is based on Homer's ancient Greek epic of the same name.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Vo’s ongoing examination of empire and identity unfolds here as both monument and elegy.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • What if Durham’s vision for the sequel could be turned inside out, undergoing a transformation like The Greatest from retrospective to comeback, elegy to unfinished story.
    Melina Moe May 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Everyone has a right to define the artist in special terms, and to attempt an epigram that will make a reality out of a convenient term.
    John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story.
    Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • This whiskey is an ode to American travel and industry.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The restaurant is chef Nicolas Min Jørgensen’s ode to regional flavors achieved by expert sourcing and a palpable love for the area.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Almost too passionately anguished, Austen is a sonnet played on the fortepiano, while Winslet is Liszt banged out on a Steinway.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • The poem was published in Shakespeare’s 1609 quarto of 154 sonnets, which wasn’t widely popular in its day.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Like a poem, happiness is under no onus to mean something other than itself.
    Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • The truth is that Korby won Christine over with kindness and a Pablo Neruda poem.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On Jewish holidays, the Hallel prayer is recited in Shul as a psalm of praise and thanksgiving and collective expression of gratitude for GDs miracles.
    Rafael James, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 June 2025

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“Epos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epos. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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