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morality play

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Definition of morality play

as in narrative

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Recent Examples of morality play This may be more true in the United States than in our country, because the United States was founded as a kind of moral project, and therefore [there’s] the sense that history can operate as a morality play. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 McMahon likes to remind scolds that wrestling is a morality play. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, in deep-blue strongholds, law-abiding people and small shop owners keep getting treated like background characters in someone else’s morality play. — Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 And yet, many of us still see economic failure as a morality play. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morality play

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Artemis has an obvious narrative spine because its budget has one.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Many of these explanations proved wrong, yet commentators continue to reach for overly simple narratives to explain market moves.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrative

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His front row was the stuff of fashion mythology, the kind of group that could only be summoned by a muse collector of Ackermann’s caliber.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
In Forgotten Island, inspired by Philippine mythology, two childhood friends become trapped on a colorful island that feeds on memories.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of mythology

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Visitors are invited to travel across time and place to notice how societies around the world tended to weave similar, parallel myths.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
But cultural myths and urban legends have also stereotyped them into Halloween mascots, demonic beings and carriers of diseases.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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