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bard

noun

ˈbärd

Definition of bard

as in poet

a person who writes poetry a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved

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Recent Examples of bard There was also an opening around Ludwig Goransson's score and Travis Scott's role as an in-film bard that went largely unused. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Tales from the Trojan War were passed down orally by bards for centuries until someone put pen to paper. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026 Travis Scott has been cast as a bard in The Odyssey after working with Nolan on the soundtrack for Tenet. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Nolan also faced scrutiny over his decision to cast transgender actor Elliot Page as Sinon, a great warrior who fought alongside Odysseus during the Trojan War, as well as rapper Travis Scott, who plays a Greek bard (oral storyteller). — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bard

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Palestinian, Kashmiri and Indian poets are interwoven throughout, framing the film as a meditation on remembering what has been erased from home and pushing back once staying quiet stops being an option.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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Target recently received backlash for 'offensive' Halloween costume This comes on the heels of Target apologizing in late August for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026

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