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also rime
as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
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also rime
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Recent Examples of rhyme
Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Throughout Trainspotting, Rome’s intricate, nineties-harkening rhymes tear through the pockets of Conductor’s production, which was all crafted with Rome in mind.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 May 2025
If anything, what this has shown is the extent to which history rhymes.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
His style is somewhere between rap and traditional poetry, often starting slow and building to a crescendo with rat-a-tat references to social issues that deliver rhymes in unexpected cadences.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Throughout Trainspotting, Rome’s intricate, nineties-harkening rhymes tear through the pockets of Conductor’s production, which was all crafted with Rome in mind.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Noun
The treasure hunt creators then shared four limerick-like rhyming clues, along with several photos of the treasure, which entailed cash, valuable coins and rare baseball cards.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 May 2025
If anything, what this has shown is the extent to which history rhymes.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyme
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Another positive is the ratings, which averaged 455,000 viewers on CBS across all 10 weeks and 512,000 when not coinciding with the Summer Olympics last year.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The heat wave coincides with the longest days of the year, with Friday marking the summer solstice.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Entries are welcome across a broad spectrum of formats, including but not limited to visual storytelling, experimental or documentary film, live or recorded performance, poetry, sound and music, fashion innovation, digital tools, choreography, multimedia, and social media campaigns.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
21 June 2025
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The program combines poetry, music and a combination of modern and traditional Kuchipudi dance.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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California State University redacted the identities of those five witnesses that corresponded with Heaphy and May during the investigation in the public records provided to Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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These bags are super easy to use: Just toss in your bottles, add the water and seal it up, and microwave for the length of time that corresponds with your microwave’s power.—
Olivia Campbell,
Parents,
24 June 2025
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The Best Cocktail for Poetry Fans: Negroni Lyrical writers like Shakespeare and John Keats often relied on iambic pentameter: verses that contain five 10-syllable lines.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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The verses maintained the same reflective tone as that chorus, drifting back lyrically to a time when the two people were young and carefree.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2022
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Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.—
EJ Panaligan,
Variety,
15 Nov. 2022
Noun
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The 1943 Argentine Revolution is happening, which Ché helpfully explains in song.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
29 June 2025
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The only song in the whole musical that regularly gets done for karaoke.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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And those fans, like him, dismissed the notion that the team’s on-court antics crossed the line from comedy to minstrelsy, as many critics had opined over the years.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyme. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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