as in poet
a person who writes poetry
where is the muse who will sing of this man's great and noble deeds?
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as in to ruminate
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Recent Examples of muse
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach managed to source an oxblood floral gown that his longtime muse wore for a Met Gala afterparty last year, as well.
—Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Taken one at a time, the deployments can seem random or fickle — Trump will often muse about sending troops into a city, only to back track his comments and focus on a different city days later.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In the present, Gonzales and Baxter muse about how easily Paula got off from killing Caleb — accidental or not.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach managed to source an oxblood floral gown that his longtime muse wore for a Met Gala afterparty last year, as well.
—Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Verb
When EviDenS de Beauté launched 20 years ago, founder Charles-Edouard Barthes started the brand as a love letter to his wife and muse Eriko Nakamura.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Taken one at a time, the deployments can seem random or fickle — Trump will often muse about sending troops into a city, only to back track his comments and focus on a different city days later.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muse
Noun
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Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Verb
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San Antonio will ruminate for a long time on the mistakes that cost it a 29-point lead, including a pass out of bounds when Stephon Castle wasn’t looking for the ball and Fox’s decision to shoot the layup rather than wait for the Knicks to foul him.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Shaboozey, who cites Pink Floyd’s surreal The Wall as one of his favorite albums and movies, had been ruminating on the idea for more than a decade.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Blues developed after the Civil War (1861–65) and was influenced by 19th-century work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, and church music such as spirituals and hymns, as well as the folk and popular music of white Southerners.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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Gangsta rap’s effectiveness as a prosecutorial tool, like the minstrel shows before it, depends on audiences mistaking caricature for authenticity, and hinges on hearing artistic expression as documentary evidence of criminal actions.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
Verb
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That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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And ponder permits for multifamily units, primarily housing in apartment complexes.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The correct response cannot be grasped, only meditated upon in the way of a koan used to train Zen Buddhist monks and force them into enlightenment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Located on the edge of the city in the Bogd Khan Uul UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Ayan Zalaat opened its doors in January 2026 and sprawls out over 34 acres of the Zalaat Valley and Bogd Khan mountain, where monks once came to meditate and worship.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
Verb
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For most high schoolers, the summer between sophomore and junior years means looking ahead to the ACT and, reflecting on the halfway point, starting to more seriously contemplate what the future has in store.—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The result was reflected by the two head coaches’ vastly differing postgame attitudes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The crowd reflected the global reach of Algeria’s diaspora.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Davis itself faces a budget deficit projected to last for years.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Variety cast the widest net, projecting Disclosure Day would open with anywhere from $35 million to $50 million domestically.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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