Thesaurus results for MUSES

muses 1 of 2

noun

plural of muse

as in poets

a person who writes poetry where is the muse who will sing of this man's great and noble deeds?

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muses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of muse

as in ruminates

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Recent Examples of muses

Noun

Zoë Kravitz took the latest spring 2027 Saint Laurent runway shoes to the 2026 CFDA Awards in New York City on Monday, alongside Hailey Bieber and more Anthony Vaccarello celebrity muses. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 And Crow—who proudly posted a video last year of her Tesla taken away on a flatbed after selling it to protest Elon Musk and DOGE—has added to her songwriting muses as time goes on. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 But Tip Toe is a drama for an age in which Leo at one point muses that queerphobia can no longer be chalked up to a lack of visibility. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 See all the muses said to be behind Swift’s expansive discography — and how some of them responded. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Many of Jumbo’s dancers write fiction and memoir, host literary salons across Los Angeles and find ways to tell their own stories rather than serve as muses. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 With the help of a few martinis and flutes of champagne, the raucous lineup of friends, muses, and confidantes sat still long enough to take the portrait accompanying this story. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Her mother, Linda Gaboriau, is an accomplished literary translator who had sometimes served as a photographers’ muse, and as an art student, Auf der Maur had been struck by her own resemblance to the muses of Botticelli and Gustav Klimt. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Where the writers show up to work every day even when the mysterious muses and the magic don’t. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muses

Noun

But there are also many eerie poems written by poets who aren’t known specifically for their gothic or horror writing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Alex’s friends were poets—Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, James Schuyler, and the poet-dance critic Edwin Denby, who introduced Alex to choreographer Paul Taylor.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of poets

Verb

The most tonally bizarre Apes movie ruminates on that question with a mixture of money-saving light comedy and mic-drop grimness.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
As such, the work ruminates on the gendered impact of the violence of war and the absence of the voices of women and children, ironically the most affected groups, in global strife.

— Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026

Definition of ruminates

Verb

As is often the case in both real life and the movies, this modern millennial lady ponders this very question all the time.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Nacua, who expects to play against the 49ers as the NFL ponders a potential suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, returned to practice last week.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ponders

Verb

Article 39 also contemplates an Accountability and Care Committee that helps to develop injury-surveillance systems and conducts investigations.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The letter of intent contemplates a PIPE (private investment in public equity) financing of $75 million, subject to upsize.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplates

Verb

The acquisition reflects the changing nature of aerial threats, particularly the increasing employment of relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft by state and non-state actors.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
For attendees, that recognition reflects a broader shift in how Indian culture is embraced throughout the Bay Area.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026