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exemplum

noun

Definition of exemplum

as in parable

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Recent Examples of exemplum In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London. — Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019

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Noun

In the background of a gut-wrenching new album from Teller Bank$, there’s a preacher who sees himself in the biblical parable of Noah’s ark.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
There’s a reason why political stories are often chosen as parables for moral compromise.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of parable

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The show’s title is inspired by the fable that the Nile springs from the Moon Mountains, an undefined range south of the country.

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
From Roma to All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix has a long history of successfully campaigning for non-English language historical fables—but can this be the studio’s first movie to scoop the top prize?

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fable

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People has retraced the album’s origins, unearthing anecdotes that seem straight out of a teen movie script.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
But rather than any of her contemporaries, one specific anecdote from Jensen’s school years seems like the most apt context for the measured wandering on Jazz dreams.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of anecdote

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But what sticks is the potential of fanfic narratives, born of the desire to see resonant characters in new dynamics and situations.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
The narrative was that the property insurance market was being crushed by litigation, fraudulent claims, contractors and, yes, the lawyers who represented policyholders.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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