rhymes 1 of 2

variants also rimes
present tense third-person singular of rhyme

rhymes

2 of 2

noun

variants also rimes
plural of rhyme

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhymes
Noun
The fictional universe of these records also rhymes with the circumstances of Anhedönia’s youth. Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025 And the show’s name, which notably rhymes with a famous curse word, got people talking. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhymes
Verb
  • The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individuals, a senior official said this week.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The timeline coincides with an orbital alignment around the sun that would shorten the journey between Earth and Mars.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the verses themselves are fantastic too.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • During that era, young people fought for territory, and one of their rebellious acts was to tag the walls of the city with the verses of cumbia songs.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wikipedia sorts the issues into a bunch of large buckets, all citing real examples of AI writing uncovered on Wikipedia.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ma has an overweight rating on Capital One and his 12-month price target of $257, up from an earlier $253, corresponds to 20% upside from the bank’s Tuesday close.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In our present-day Universe, that corresponds to a distance that’s approximately 18 billion light-years away.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stern also offers a second explanation about how rock fits in with the exhausting political atmosphere.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the Brewers finished the regular season as the best team in baseball, and their style of play — honing in on small-ball — will give any team fits in October.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Michaels was already working to improve the sound by episode 2, which was music-heavy with Paul Simon as the first to do double duty as host and musical guest, and also featured songs from Randy Newman and Phoebe Snow.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Whereas Morvan and Pilatus were never the same afterward, Velez, 58, continued to carve out an impressive career in entertainment, nabbing acting gigs and top 10 songs.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Rhymes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhymes. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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