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
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Once Fogerty started openly musing about wanting his old instrument back, Julie secretly went to work tracking it down.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The designer Anna Jewsbury found her muses in nature.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This dynamic took on fresh intensity on Monday, when Trump renewed his criticisms of Pritzker, taunting his physical fitness and musing about sending the National Guard to Chicago.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Once Fogerty started openly musing about wanting his old instrument back, Julie secretly went to work tracking it down.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
Let the muse speak through you.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The designer Anna Jewsbury found her muses in nature.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muse
Noun
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Roundup Ten Poems by Audre Lorde The esteemed poet is author of Sister Outsider, one title on the Schomburg Black Liberation Reading List.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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Zweig is a filmmaker, journalist, and poet based in Mexico City.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nor is there much time to ruminate on how all this might relate to any relevant tensions between corporations and colonial enterprises today.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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In that time, the actress has ruminated on her relationship with it from the perspective gained with distance.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
Verb
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This includes watching the sketches Stiller & Meara performed on countless talk shows, critiquing their respective styles and pondering how much or little from their seemingly candid appearances and interviews was meant to be taken as truth and not performance.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Many pondered what McDavid, many who believe is the NHL’s best player, would do.—
Greg Liodice,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shane also attended his Buddhist group, sitting, legs pretzeled, alongside the others and meditating in a basement room in the chapel.—
John J. Lennon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Multiple studies have found that people who meditate regularly for at least two months become more inherently motivated to look after their health, which is a hallmark of those who adhere to a balanced diet and exercise regularly.—
Masha Remskar,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hoover bounces back with a clean game, while Coach Prime contemplates making a quarterback change.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, almost one in four Americans experienced mental illness, almost 18% had substance abuse problems and over 5% had contemplated suicide, according to the news release.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ground floor is home to the offices of creative director Gherardo Felloni and longtime brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange; the Salon de l’Héritage, an exhibition space and the Salon Vivier reception room, which reflects the distinctive interior design taste of the house’s founder.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Seek out the people who reflect your vision back to you with clarity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s the image projected by Chicago’s pragmatic, unemotional manager, Craig Counsell, who continues to get lustily booed in his hometown.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Business research firm Gartner projects that 75 percent of new customer service centers will implement generative AI by 2028.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Muse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muse. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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