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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
And this vibrant Neapolitan Cake is an ode to Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic Cake Slice.
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The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Tour the historic penthouse that is an ode to Old Hollywood glamour.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
All of the 470 guestrooms and suites have been redesigned and are an ode to the spirit of Madrid.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This intimate and discreet property is an ode to sukiya-zukuri, a residential style of architecture that’s based off traditional tea houses.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Tour the historic penthouse that is an ode to Old Hollywood glamour.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
All of the 470 guestrooms and suites have been redesigned and are an ode to the spirit of Madrid.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This intimate and discreet property is an ode to sukiya-zukuri, a residential style of architecture that’s based off traditional tea houses.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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That’s right, your last poem talks about replanting trees to help restore Tuolumne Camp.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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There is even a an immersive poem by musicians Bladee and James Ferraro, played like a video game.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays, sonnets and poems that have been studied, modernized, adapted, saturized and lionized for decades.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Irshad Kamil has penned the lyrics for the film which features music composed by Tanishq Bagchi.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Some have developed impressive strategies in place, like music with no lyrics for math and science, and fast-tempo pop for writing essays.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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The Chinese writing system is almost entirely based on bad rhymes like this; Vietnamese scholars would stretch these rhymes further when adapting the Chinese system for their own use.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Or, there is no rhyme, reason or thought put into Trump’s word choices.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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The long-standing lament that Latin American conservatives, centrists, and leftists share is that whereas the United States comes to the region to punish and lecture, China comes to trade.—
Will Freeman,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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Deeply layered and emotionally charged, the work reads like a visual lament, for what’s been lost, what still remains, and the unresolved stories that continue to flow beneath the surface.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 800-page epic starts slowly, as McMurtry introduces readers to a couple of former Texas Rangers and their bumbling ranch hands in 1870s South Texas.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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The controversial and violent epic became a rage in 1967, bringing the duo an Oscar nomination.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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That initial wave of symbolism was heavily seen during the final ballad as the Statue of Liberty’s head emerged shielded by a mask.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
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Or the until-now-untapped viral potential of Celine Dion’s power ballad.—
Francesca Street,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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