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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 his new album, which was recorded in Puerto Rico, is a soulful ode to his roots and homeland, where he was born as Benito Martínez Ocasio.
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Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Mysterio hit an Oblivion to Penta, an ode to Liv Morgan, for a nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The book has long been lauded for its direct discussion of menstruation and other facts of life not often found in children's literature, and the film is a frank yet loving ode to Blume's vision.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The film is an ode to her Scottish roots, her brother and his father/musician Gavin Clark.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
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Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Mysterio hit an Oblivion to Penta, an ode to Liv Morgan, for a nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The book has long been lauded for its direct discussion of menstruation and other facts of life not often found in children's literature, and the film is a frank yet loving ode to Blume's vision.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The film is an ode to her Scottish roots, her brother and his father/musician Gavin Clark.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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That’s right, your last poem talks about replanting trees to help restore Tuolumne Camp.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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There is even a an immersive poem by musicians Bladee and James Ferraro, played like a video game.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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But in those years, Shakespeare would produce a bounty of plays, sonnets and poems that have been studied, modernized, adapted, saturized and lionized for decades.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some have developed impressive strategies in place, like music with no lyrics for math and science, and fast-tempo pop for writing essays.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Irshad Kamil has penned the lyrics for the film which features music composed by Tanishq Bagchi.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Or, there is no rhyme, reason or thought put into Trump’s word choices.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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The Chinese writing system is almost entirely based on bad rhymes like this; Vietnamese scholars would stretch these rhymes further when adapting the Chinese system for their own use.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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This episode was just like that, a lot of quick dancing, jazz hands, and even a lament sung by Shauhin, just for the most boring and obvious thing to happen in the end.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The 800-page epic starts slowly, as McMurtry introduces readers to a couple of former Texas Rangers and their bumbling ranch hands in 1870s South Texas.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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The controversial and violent epic became a rage in 1967, bringing the duo an Oscar nomination.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The song — a moody, synthy ballad — is an apologia of sorts for, uh, something.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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The title song and so many others on that album are love songs, and so was the ballad that Dolly released last month after her husband’s death.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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