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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
If North Island was an ode to solitude and seclusion, Raffles was the exhale — a place where the rhythm of daily life matched the sway of the palms.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Coogler’s most personal film to date, this celebration of Black culture and an ode to the Blues broke the record for the highest-grossing opening for an original film released so far this decade.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The name for the new concept is an ode to farm-to-table fare, Danielson said.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
And of course, make an ode to how gay the show is.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Coogler’s most personal film to date, this celebration of Black culture and an ode to the Blues broke the record for the highest-grossing opening for an original film released so far this decade.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The name for the new concept is an ode to farm-to-table fare, Danielson said.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
And of course, make an ode to how gay the show is.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Is this poem still quoted in pop culture?—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her poem is about her broken home, literal and figurative.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Seamus Heaney’s sonnets about Northern Ireland in the 1970s and Annie Ernaux’s memoirs of France in the 1960s propose indirect but approachable ways of engaging with personal and national history.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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When women and men speaking Cervantes’ tongue are sent to concentration camps like the South Florida Detention Facility or CECOT, then what use is a sonnet?—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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It's got a lot going on, but there's a reason to every rhyme.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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There is no momentum or rhyme to the reasoning of giving the co-starters alternating drives.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But a loss is a loss, 1-5 is 1-5, and McDaniel’s lament is pure truth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also this week, celebrity chef José Andres reveals his latest cookbook, the strange case of two hyper-specific vending machines, and the neverending epic of Cracker Barrel’s redesign fiasco adds yet another chapter.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Captain John Smith, the rebellious explorer who winds up falling for Q’orianka Kilcher’s Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s divisive romantic epic, Farrell is the very picture of soulful, conflicted charm.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The basilica was temporarily shut down on Monday, Oct. 13, and prayers and psalms were said as holy water was showered on the altar, according to the outlet.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The competition format, and thematic focus of each episode, meant that early shows were often organized around musical categories (ballads, duets, love songs) or occasionally around the catalog of individual artists (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears).—
Alan Light,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The romantic ballad tells the story of two people who meet by chance and instantly feel a connection that changes their lives.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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