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rhyme 1 of 2

verb

variants also rime
Definition of rhymenext
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point the new results don't rhyme with what we found out before

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rhyme

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noun

variants also rime
as in poetry

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Recent Examples of rhyme
Verb
America’s new Gilded Age rhymes with its last in so many ways, perhaps none more so than its oligarchs and billionaires, with the role of steel being played today by artificial intelligence. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026 If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Noun
Growing up in Queens as hip-hop came of age, Rozell Manely Brown desired nothing more than a drum machine to back up his rhyme. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The first half was a scrappy, testy affair with very little rhythm or rhyme from both teams. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhyme
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyme
  1. correspond
  2. poetry
  3. coincide
  4. verse
  5. conform
  6. poesy
  7. fit
  8. song
Verb
  • The coordinates of a vector in Hilbert space include information that corresponds to this alignment of peaks and troughs, called a wave’s phase.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliézer Alfonzo to triple-A Oklahoma City.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of correspond
Noun
  • Prose poetry, the lyric essay and other hybrid forms of literature play at the intersection of genre, which usually defines these separate categories of writing.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Several of my favorite poetry collections capture the nuanced process of breaking up, with its extreme states of longing, anger, and sorrow—while also expanding the capacity for joy, pleasure, and compassion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of poetry
Verb
  • The rally coincided with Bitcoin’s brief move above $87,000, a level not seen since January, as the broader crypto market advanced.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The timing of her return surely coincides with the circumstances surrounding her near death and the grim mysteries that have engulfed the slow horses.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of coincide
Noun
  • The verse reads more like an encomium to Lamashtu than an effort to curb or cancel her devastating power.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Is Rubin winging a lot of this interview or picking poignant verses and keeping the subject talking at all costs, amping him up like a hype man?
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of verse
Verb
  • The world, to his way of thinking, must conform to our concepts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • King seemed stunned that an actual Black person had views that did not conform to her preconception of what a Black man should think.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of conform
Noun
  • The collection evolved from there into Monica’s distinctive twist on some of her favorite antique and vintage pieces—charms, poesy rings and celestial motifs.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages.
    — Will Kahn, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2019
Definition of poesy
Verb
  • Cygnet believes that intentional drinking is about what fits the moment at hand, as opposed to restriction.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, teenage Nussbaum yearned to fit in school, to find the perfect Villager brand outfit, a skirt sweater over a shirt with a Peter Pan collar that (in those pre-hippie days) was sweeping suburban high schools.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fit
Noun
  • In the ‘90s-style video of the song, Swift participates in a dance competition and receives three zeroes from the judges.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • American and German pop songs have, over the past fifty years, become more self-focused.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of song

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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyme. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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