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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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The title, from a poem by the Tohono O’odham linguist Ofelia Zepeda, clings like juniper on skin.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Fallen blossoms whisper on the damp earth, a fleeting poem of transience.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 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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Listen a little more closely, however, and the lyrics often veer toward tales of dystopia and doomed love and mortality.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its sleek production, unforgettable hook, and daring, tongue-in-cheek lyrics helped push dance-pop back into the mainstream.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Years ago, rap beef was about who had the best rhymes.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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The new book penned by Penn, 50, and Kim, 49, is aimed at young readers and celebrates people diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the wonders of their brains in playful rhyme and humor.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Apr. 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
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This innovative approach results in a captivating and complex epic primarily in Japanese, a remarkable example of global collaboration and storytelling prowess.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Try listening to Carpentaria as an audiobook; the novel unfolds like an oral epic, more thematic than linear, slowly introducing its characters.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
Noun
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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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The power ballad marks her first release as an independent artist through her own label, High Road Records.—
Jack Irvin,
People.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 13 May. 2025.
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