as in minstrel
a person who writes poetry
Emily Dickinson is famous as the poet who rarely left the house but often journeyed to the depths of the human heart
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Recent Examples of poet
And well, going back to the poets, to err is human.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
According to available records, Sedarat’s father appears to be Roger Sedarat, an award-winning Iranian American poet and professor.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
His rock-star-meets-poet vibe, complete with a tousled mullet and tiny hoop earrings.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
McSweeney, a poet and English professor at the University of Notre Dame, won big on Monday night, earning over $17,000 during the first two rounds of the popular quiz show.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
According to available records, Sedarat’s father appears to be Roger Sedarat, an award-winning Iranian American poet and professor.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
His rock-star-meets-poet vibe, complete with a tousled mullet and tiny hoop earrings.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
McSweeney, a poet and English professor at the University of Notre Dame, won big on Monday night, earning over $17,000 during the first two rounds of the popular quiz show.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poet
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Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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The muse for this record was the sound of it.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nearby, Kristen Stewart — who later delivered a keynote speech — paused for the cameras in head-to-toe Chanel, ever the house’s muse.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Robinson’s closest peer at the network is Nathan Fielder, a fellow bard of anxiety who deploys cringe with a masterful and unsparing hand.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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With Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet and now a Shakespeare-adjacent season of The Night Manager ahead, Petrie can’t help but think about the bard’s artistic impact on his career so far.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Poet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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