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
Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The show included a performance from Ciara and a $50,000 donation to Feeding America in honoree Keith Lee’s name, emphasizing the platform’s push to frame its creators — and now its muses — as drivers of both trends and philanthropy.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Roaring 2020s Beaded fringe, shift dresses, all-over embellishments—this season found one of its most popular muses in the flapper.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
Cats were her muses and appear in many of her works.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Tell me about your other unexpected muses?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Any aspiring artist—but especially any aspiring musician—will be grateful for these get-the-muses-going offerings, care of the legendary producer and ambient auteur Brian Eno.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
The vintage Bob Mackie piece is also a nice nod to Grande's SNL episode partner Cher, who has long been known as one of the designer's muses and has worn many of his pieces over the years.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The show included a performance from Ciara and a $50,000 donation to Feeding America in honoree Keith Lee’s name, emphasizing the platform’s push to frame its creators — and now its muses — as drivers of both trends and philanthropy.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Roaring 2020s Beaded fringe, shift dresses, all-over embellishments—this season found one of its most popular muses in the flapper.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
Cats were her muses and appear in many of her works.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Tell me about your other unexpected muses?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Any aspiring artist—but especially any aspiring musician—will be grateful for these get-the-muses-going offerings, care of the legendary producer and ambient auteur Brian Eno.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muses
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Also on Friday, the center hosts a Voces del Campo Poetry Party, celebrating new books by acclaimed Latinx poets Mayra Flores and Cristal Gonzalez.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Small businesses throughout the Golden State, especially those in rural or underserved communities, are on pins and needles as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ponders Verizon’s acquisition of Frontier.—
Javier Palomarez,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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The difference between these two performances makes the romance even more unbelievable, as the audience ponders what this seemingly confident woman sees in this immature putz.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The judge emphasized that the contract contemplates subscribers as simply those who are authorized to obtain programming, including Dish’s free services.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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As Notre Dame contemplates its relationship with the ACC after being left out of the College Football Playoff, head coach Marcus Freeman continues to be linked to openings in the NFL.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Will Harris meditates on The Descent of Alette.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Nov. 2025
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My partner [Margaret Qualley] meditates and stuff.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strategy reflects McDonald's broader push to lean on nostalgia and popular partnerships to drive traffic and loyalty at a time when consumers are growing more cautious about spending, the outlet reported, citing a recent earnings call.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The transition to the E-130J reflects a broader trend in uplifting legacy strategic communication systems to platforms that can better accommodate evolving technology, threats, and mission requirements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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