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 date coincides with the start of UK Black History Month.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The new campus opening coincides with the 90th anniversary this year of the Milan school.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds were seen leaving flowers and bible verses at the TPUSA headquarters in Tempe.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The two Jennifers belted side-by-side on Hudson’s daytime stage, trading verses and riffs along the way.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Patrons select two cards from the splayed out deck, and each card corresponds with a different flavor.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Here's how Nike's quarterly performance fits into CEO Elliott Hill's broader turnaround plan.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The band performed fan favorites and debuted two new songs during the 19-song set.
    Josh Chesler, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The lyrics of other songs, of course, were mere meals for some starving rodent.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025

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