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rhyme

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noun

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Recent Examples of rhyme
Verb
There exist phenomenon that defy explanation, trends unfolding with no rhyme, no reason. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 The song amounts to a masterpiece not just in how images move within the restricted space of a pop song, but also in rhyme and off-rhyme and consonance. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
The fictional universe of these records also rhymes with the circumstances of Anhedönia’s youth. Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025 Told in rhyming verse, the story follows Mia and her mommy on their Saturday morning trip to the grocery store. Essence, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rhyme
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyme
Verb
  • The actress and singer appeared to be caught off guard during Monday's episode of Today after interviewer Melvin bluntly noted that the filming the movie coincided with the finalization of her divorce from Ben Affleck, who executive-produced the musical, earlier this year.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Deadline has confirmed that the original artwork was replaced by stills from the Ian Fleming spy movies over the weekend, following a social media backlash that coincided with James Bond Day on October 5.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Verbatim Reginald Dwayne Betts A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • WalletHub then evaluated the five dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, with their corresponding weights.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two years after the Golden State Valkyries paid $50 million as a league expansion fee, the three franchises set to enter into the league in 2028, 2029 and 2030 were announced with a corresponding $250 million expansion fee.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mother-daughter duo sing the song together in the pivotal final concert scene, trading verses and loving looks.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The service included readings of verses from the Bible, reflective prayers and comforting gospel songs.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.
    EJ Panaligan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
  • 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
Noun
  • Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?
    Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The 89-minute movie includes a music video, behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift’s personal reflections on songs from the album, according to AMC’s website.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From minstrelsy to cake walks to the chitlin circuit, the audience has always been crucial to the context.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The minstrelsy of late-night-TV activism Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart protested the cancellation by CBS of his cohort Stephen Colbert’s Late Show by staging an appalling musical routine on The Daily Show, circling the wagons in Colbert’s defense.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025

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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyme. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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