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
Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
For the new campaign, Hoffman shot Heather Kemesky, who serves as the muse for the season.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 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
Pacino stars as the enigmatic titular figure, described as part muse, part ghost of cinema past.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
For the new campaign, Hoffman shot Heather Kemesky, who serves as the muse for the season.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 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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The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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Annie Guthrie is a writer and poet whose book The Good Dark was published in 2012.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While patients ruminate in guilt and fear, corporations profit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Often, ongoing stress can lead us to ruminate at night, reach for our phones out of habit, and snack late.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Feb. 2026
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Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert wrote a horrifically racist blackface minstrel song called The Witch Behind the Moon that included lyrics about a Black witch who lived behind the moon and could fly down on her broomstick to snatch up children.—
Time,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
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During his years at IU, Hickerson frequently performed on and off campus, including stints as a strolling minstrel at the annual Madrigal Dinner, as well as gigs singing folk songs at the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation chapter.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
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At least one likely outcome would’ve been apparent, but pondering that likelihood wasn’t Pretti’s responsibility.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Its lessons are ones Republicans should ponder — and fast.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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But now, gone are the days of lifting weights and meditating three times a week.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now, Angelenos can meditate on his importance to the sport through the numerous murals of him and his late daughter, Gianna, around the city.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Collecting vinyl, clubbing at Berghain, contemplating polyamory—this is cool.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of such laws cite potential conflicts of interest between public interests and private ones, particularly when lawmakers or officials are contemplating a move from one sphere to the other.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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In his op-ed reflecting on the texts, the secretary takes to task the Westminster establishment that allowed Mandelson’s selection, but also waxes philosophical about sexism, diversity, and inclusion.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Teddi Mellencamp reflected on her cancer journey one year after she was hospitalized and required emergency brain surgery.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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By 2050, 450 million adults in India are projected to be overweight, according to an estimate in medical journal The Lancet.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The public received the news last night that the struggling school district was finally projecting to be fiscally solvent at the end of the school year, the first good news about the district’s budget since its large deficit was discovered.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Muse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muse. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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