as in poem
a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
But as features columnist Todd Martens argues, the most loving ode to Route 66 might be in Anaheim at Disney California Adventure.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
But even for those who believe orange sunsets are an ode to the Broncos must acknowledge the challenge ahead.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
This ode to the United States’ national mammal includes the six-foot skull of an ancient bison ancestor, an immersive soundscape, multimedia elements and Native objects.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
This year, the contenders include a UK musician who builds instruments out of Furby toys and another whose entry is an ode to erotic asphyxiation.
—Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
But even for those who believe orange sunsets are an ode to the Broncos must acknowledge the challenge ahead.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
This ode to the United States’ national mammal includes the six-foot skull of an ancient bison ancestor, an immersive soundscape, multimedia elements and Native objects.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
This year, the contenders include a UK musician who builds instruments out of Furby toys and another whose entry is an ode to erotic asphyxiation.
—Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Not only do the records feature scuff marks and price tags, but poems and doodles—as if the blankness was begging to be filled in.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Even though two copies dated earlier had the poem in Old English, it wasn't included within the main text, but rather in the margins.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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My expertise, for example, is in the African American sonnet tradition.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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By simply turning just one strip, the sonnet is altered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead, she’s leaned into her music and telling her life story through the lyrics.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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Madonna seemingly reacted to the lyric in an Instagram caption.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Apologies for the subtle rhyme, but here's your reminder to not take things too seriously.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Later, a long close-up of a shattered glass of milk works neither as visual rhyme with the snowy setting nor dramatic insight.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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His suggestion drew scores of hosannahs from followers on X, who shared his lament that the magazine had become too critical of the industry and its leaders.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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That’s been a universal lament over the past couple of years, lately made dramatic in foot-high digits on more than 150,000 gas station reader boards across the US.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion at Roland Garros—including his stunning comeback in last year’s five-and-a-half-hour epic against Jannik Sinner, the longest final in the tournament’s history—will not be swinging for the fences on the terre battue of Paris this year.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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For her latest novel, the Irish writer has crafted another historical family epic rooted in tragedy, this time inspired by the landscape of her home country.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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His expansive sonic palette includes soaring anthems, tender ballads, and hard-driving dance tracks with a focus on thumping bass and earworm melodies.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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