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Recent Examples of rhapsody The Music Box Revue, Music Box The fourth of these annual rhapsodies in expense. The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025 Get ready to ride the rhapsody of today’s top fashion trend. Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024 The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump's rhapsody to Palmer's physique. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024 Stiles didn’t mind revealing the shiny shards of his bohemian rhapsody in a barstool reverie. Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rhapsody
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Noun
  • According to the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office, in October 2023, Reece's death was ruled an accident resulting from acute toxicity due to a combination of cocaine, ethanol (alcohol), and MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy or Molly).
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • No moment better captures the agony and ecstasy that sport provides than the contrasting emotions of two teams that have just contested a major final.
    Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The winning animal photos of the 2025 International Pet Photography Awards are a heartwarming, playful and artistic look at the animals that live among us, providing joy as pets.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Rhapsody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsody. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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