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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
After another $30,957 this weekend, Ildikó Enyedi’s ode to a tree starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Leá Seydoux has made $307,142.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
This enthusiastic ode to the hyper-specific highs and lows of theater comes from a place of true love.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
One design channeled the 1950s, while the other was a clear ode to Baywatch.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026
So, as an ode to his staple espadrille-like footwear choice while in Hawaii, the company was originally known as Alohas Sandals.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
This enthusiastic ode to the hyper-specific highs and lows of theater comes from a place of true love.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
One design channeled the 1950s, while the other was a clear ode to Baywatch.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026
So, as an ode to his staple espadrille-like footwear choice while in Hawaii, the company was originally known as Alohas Sandals.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ode
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
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Far from moderating political passions, Freneau stoked hatred of his political rivals, the Federalists, and their leader, Alexander Hamilton, even publishing an anti-Semitic poem comparing Hamilton’s work at the Treasury Department to that of Jewish moneylenders.—
Jeffrey Rosen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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The film is a re-telling of Homer’s poem about Odysseus’ long journey home.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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In his gorgeous and arresting debut, Nick Martino hurtles through a variety of forms—from sonnets to visual poems to works of visual art—to vividly portray and reflect on a teenager’s world during and after the speaker’s parents’ divorce and his father’s incarceration.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 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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Amanda Pecsenye Behind the handwritten lyrics and archival concert outfits in Ohio’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is Amanda Pecsenye, whose curatorial eye uncovers new artifacts amid the persistent rumble of rock music.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The lyrics describe a crystallizing moment in which the narrator realizes that her relationship is the thing that’s not working in her life, despite the best hopes and intentions.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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It's got a lot going on, but there's a reason to every rhyme.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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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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For example, 53% of respondents say that mess and clutter are always in full sight, and 33% lament that noise travels easily in an open kitchen.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
31 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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The mysterious epic starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth will face off against some of the steepest competition at the box office this year thus far.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
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Under a special arrangement between Universal and the Village Directors Circle, the collective of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman that bought the movie palace in 2024, American Cinematheque will screen Christopher Nolan’s new epic The Odyssey in a special three-week engagement beginning July 17.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 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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The ballad also aligns with the perspective of Jessie’s (Joan Cusack) abandonment and eventual joining of Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz’s (Tim Allen) crew of toys that once belonged to Andy and now live with Bonnie.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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