"tent pole" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: tent pole

Filed Under: English, Entertainment, Television

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Megan McTavish, the show’s head writer, said she was most astonished that fans elevated Bianca into one of the serial’s “tent poles”—soap parlance for characters who hold enormous sway with viewers.

Article or Document Title:
“After Coming Out, a Soap Opera Heroine Moves On” (URL)

Author:
Patrick D. Healy

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times

Date of Publication:
Feb. 24, 2005

This cite belongs to a full entry for tent pole.

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