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
Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Beaton used his patient, pliable and easygoing sisters, Nancy and Barbara as his early muses.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
And oooh, Mercury + Mars are heating up your Scorpio creativity zone, so your muses are LOUD right now.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Many surrealist artists cast women as muses or dream figures conjured for the male gaze.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 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
Noun
In a hotel room, a melancholy sabra in his forties muses over the paradoxes of the historical destiny of the Jews.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Beaton used his patient, pliable and easygoing sisters, Nancy and Barbara as his early muses.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
And oooh, Mercury + Mars are heating up your Scorpio creativity zone, so your muses are LOUD right now.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Many surrealist artists cast women as muses or dream figures conjured for the male gaze.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muses
Noun
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Novelists—those modern counterparts to the epic poets—have something to teach all those constituencies.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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That is an appropriate move for showcasing an artist who is heavily influenced by poets herself and who writes and performs her own verse.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wyn Baptiste An acclaimed photographer of street protests ponders the effectiveness of his work, even as his images provoke palpable international reactions.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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Still, no one is ever confirmed as being in the tomb, and Debbie even ponders whether or not Danny is really dead.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the finale, overwhelmed with guilt, Louis goes to a train station and contemplates suicide.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Accompanied by tender, understated guitar, Gill contemplates the sacrifices and rewards that come with a life devoted to music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 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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Mulzet also reflects on the timeliness of his writing and the breadth of his influences, including Europe and Asia more broadly.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the clip below, an actress named Casey who was hired as a decoy for the show reflects on her experience participating in To Catch a Predator.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Muses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muses. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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