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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The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Another ode to the Midwest comes in Purslane’s walleye falafel ($21), where bits of the freshwater fish are folded into classic chickpea falafel batter and deep fried.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the opening title track features a heartfelt voice note from his mom, before Hamilton dedicates a sweet ode to her.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Perhaps an ode to the cerulean sweater that prompted Priestly's long-winded rant in the original film?
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Another ode to the Midwest comes in Purslane’s walleye falafel ($21), where bits of the freshwater fish are folded into classic chickpea falafel batter and deep fried.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the opening title track features a heartfelt voice note from his mom, before Hamilton dedicates a sweet ode to her.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Perhaps an ode to the cerulean sweater that prompted Priestly's long-winded rant in the original film?
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Janet started painting again, and Mary has been writing poems.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Charged with energy and insight, these poems blend intimate moments with sweeping commentary.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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Almost too passionately anguished, Austen is a sonnet played on the fortepiano, while Winslet is Liszt banged out on a Steinway.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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During a candid conversation on Drink Champs, the Queensbridge legend speculated that a combination of misunderstood lyrics and the height of coastal rap rivalries contributed to the tension between Mobb Deep and Tupac.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Topics will be based on participant interest, but may include getting ideas, finishing projects, being true to yourself as a poet and technical poetry skills such as rhyme and meter.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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But that’s just one part of Earl’s artistic arsenal; he’s shown an ability to get rhymes off on a variety of production.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Beristain’s lament may sound like a song of the past, but eight years later, that rhythm is returning.—
Lluvia Gaucin,
IndyStar,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jacir has delivered a sweeping historical epic bringing 1930s Palestine to life and tackling a key chapter in Palestinian history not seen on the big screen before.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Together, the two films likely cost less than the catering bill for Christopher Nolan’s epic.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
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Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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