as in sonnet
a humorous rhyming composition of five lines
She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd
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Recent Examples of limerick
In countless interviews, Joel has mused that the waltzing chord progression is monotonous and the lyrics akin to limericks.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Until then, feel free to send me your best limericks at mlunsford@tennessean.com.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Like Andy Warhol’s soup cans, Slaughterhouse-Five, with its jokes, drawings, risqué limericks and flying saucers, blurs the line between high and low culture.
—Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
The team started with sonnets, then went on to limericks.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Until then, feel free to send me your best limericks at mlunsford@tennessean.com.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 15 Feb. 2024
Like Andy Warhol’s soup cans, Slaughterhouse-Five, with its jokes, drawings, risqué limericks and flying saucers, blurs the line between high and low culture.
—Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
The team started with sonnets, then went on to limericks.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limerick
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Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
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By James Folta | July 17, 2025 Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?—
Eve Dunbar,
lithub.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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Last month, Universal Pictures released a teaser trailer for The Odyssey, adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem of the same name.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Don Trip and Starlito have long stood as one of the most respected rhyme duos in the game.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Each rhyme showcases a different musical genre, such as Dixieland jazz, calypso, funk, chamber, Celtic and folk, with dance including circle, partner and line.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.—
Ingrid Fajardo,
Billboard,
26 Nov. 2025
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Muir read a psalm for protection and remarked on how journalists write the first draft of history while often covering trying events within the community.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 Nov. 2025
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The blimp, Marty jackets, the orange ping-pong balls, the fake Zoom meeting with his PR team, Susan Boyle, the Sphere, a verse on an EsDeeKid remix — at the time of writing, Timothée Chalamet is still going (probably), working overtime to get butts in theaters and an Oscar in his hand.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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And suddenly, something in the Disney-verse clicked, and the merch that was once seen as kitschy beyond repair suddenly became… kind of awesome?—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Limerick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limerick. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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