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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Recent Examples of muses
Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The designer Anna Jewsbury found her muses in nature.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
These figures–dancers, clowns and muses–are not only recurring motifs in Picasso’s art, but serve as stand-ins for the artist himself, navigating the complex terrain between outsider and icon.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
How important are figures from Hollywood in the fashion editorial world these days, as muses or subjects?
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Carried by yesterday’s muses and reinvented by today’s nail artists and manicure fanatics, this trend is set to become the leading beauty inspiration for the fall 2025 season.
—Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The Plains Cree designer, who just graduated from Parsons, continued with his recurring use of ribbons and feathers—this time draping colorful ribbons in avant-garde silhouettes that were reminiscent of Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen looks (two of his biggest muses).
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Nivola cited how one of Baumbach’s partner Greta Gerwig’s muses, Timothée Chalamet, is one of the few examples of a modern movie star.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
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Many surrealist artists cast women as muses or dream figures conjured for the male gaze.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The designer Anna Jewsbury found her muses in nature.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
These figures–dancers, clowns and muses–are not only recurring motifs in Picasso’s art, but serve as stand-ins for the artist himself, navigating the complex terrain between outsider and icon.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
How important are figures from Hollywood in the fashion editorial world these days, as muses or subjects?
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Carried by yesterday’s muses and reinvented by today’s nail artists and manicure fanatics, this trend is set to become the leading beauty inspiration for the fall 2025 season.
—Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The Plains Cree designer, who just graduated from Parsons, continued with his recurring use of ribbons and feathers—this time draping colorful ribbons in avant-garde silhouettes that were reminiscent of Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen looks (two of his biggest muses).
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
Nivola cited how one of Baumbach’s partner Greta Gerwig’s muses, Timothée Chalamet, is one of the few examples of a modern movie star.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muses
Noun
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Of course, The Waterboys have a brilliant songbook to draw from — with Scott being one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll poets of the last half century.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The chief of staff of one of Kyiv’s volunteer formation legions, Andriy, whose call-sign is Stolyar, said his unit is composed of people from all walks of life – from construction workers to businessmen to poets.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Song broke out with her 2023 drama Past Lives, which follows a woman from Seoul, South Korea, who ponders her relationship with a childhood friend in the decades after her family immigrates to Canada and marries an American man in New York City.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The research team carefully ponders numerous different inputs for each type of complexity.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The couple now keeps the tiny strands safe, even as Jessica contemplates one day turning them into a keepsake.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone contemplates the cosmos, but star sign beliefs may lead us to choose our romantic partner or judge our existing partner’s motives and intentions, based on what their horoscope says.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This perfect summer read meditates on grief, expectations, loyalty and wealth.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders Who Train Their Minds Win Just look at Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s billionaire CEO, who sleeps 8 hours a night and meditates an hour a day - or Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who starts mornings with mindfulness.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The move reflects a growing trend among companies to adapt to shifting consumer preferences and heightened scrutiny of food additives.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ma, who has an MBA, also reflects on the gap between how the tech and business worlds discuss artificial intelligence versus his peers in the arts.—
Fiction Non Fiction
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Muses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muses. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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