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limericks

noun

plural of limerick

as in poems

a humorous rhyming composition of five lines She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd

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The debate about the origins of the Iliad and the Odyssey is almost as old as the poems themselves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Kappus had written to him twice already, sending along his poems and, increasingly, the story of his private unraveling.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of poems

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In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Tech was even still cool in late 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT and everyone started giddily re-doing Taylor Swift lyrics as Shakespearean sonnets.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of sonnets

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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.

— Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
A little over a year ago, Paul Simon returned to the road following a seven-year hiatus to promote his new LP Seven Psalms.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026

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The Dynasty contains some vestiges of its label showcase origins, including two clunky Memphis Bleek tracks with no Jay-Z verses.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
Walker was also one of a number of Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their hats during San Francisco’s Pride Night in June, igniting a controversy that has engulfed the franchise for nearly a month.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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