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free verses

noun

plural of free verse
as in poems
verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity.

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  1. poems
  2. lyrics
  3. songs
Noun
  • The report included evidence of creepy poems and consistent messages to both employees, neither of whom are named in the panel's findings.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In a voice at once biting and contemplative, eerie and funny, Kasischke crafts poems in which nothing is ever stable or resolved.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.
    — Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sunday Night Football’s first game — and the first teams that Underwood shouted out in her weekly changing lyrics — was between NFC East rivals Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • A student there named John-Michael Tebelak wrote the book for the show as his master’s thesis, with original songs provided by his friends.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But there was another Olivia Benson on the screen that night … the cat Olivia Benson, whom the pop superstar — who boasts 277 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 to date — named after the beloved character played by Hargitay for 27 seasons and counting.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of songs
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