rhymes 1 of 2

verb

variants also rimes
present tense third-person singular of rhyme
as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point the new results don't rhyme with what we found out before

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rhymes

2 of 2

noun

variants also rimes
plural of rhyme
as in verses

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Recent Examples of rhymes
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 Based in both Boston, Massachusetts and Toronto, Canada, EAIGLE, rhymes with eagle, attracted a growth funding round led by growth equity firm Noro-Moseley Partners, with participation from In Revenue Capital and Boreal Ventures, the company announced Tuesday. — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The letter from Sol is a sort of poem that rhymes, and the letter from Melanie is long and emotional, because it is filled with all two weeks of their history. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 June 2026 The role is a no-brainer for the global superstar, and not just because Nick rhymes with Schick. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 How imagination works, how influence unfolds, how history rhymes — these remain riddles. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 In recent wins, the Nuggets yielded 72 first-half points to the Blazers — rhymes with average — and the barnstorming Memphis G-League All-Stars. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 His name rhymes with Mad Funny, which is what all of this is. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026 The small-cap Russell 2000 notched a new record close, which owes something to the lower-quality speculative names that sit among its largest components, but also rhymes with the notion of a pickup in growth coinciding with the Fed executing another rate cut next week. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhymes
  1. corresponds
  2. verses
  3. coincides
  4. songs
  5. fits
  6. conforms
  7. sorts
  8. consists
Verb
  • Each child cruelty charge corresponds to one of the children identified in the indictment.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists have sought a quantum system whose energy always corresponds to an input that makes the zeta function’s output zero.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of corresponds
Noun
  • Yungblud easily took on the song’s euphoric verses as Corgan accompanied on guitar, both clad in all-black, from the four-time-platinum LP.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lou Reed modeled the sort of petulant sing-talking that characterizes her verses.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of verses
Verb
  • This boom coincides with the rise of travel influencers and reviewers, whose detailed video content attracts millions of views and shapes consumer decisions.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This year, that peak coincides almost perfectly with a new moon, leaving skies virtually free of moonlight and allowing even faint meteors to shine.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of coincides
Noun
  • The production features songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Their friendship was one of many laughs, songs and adventures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs
Verb
  • Everyone has their own idea of what kind of quarterback fits their offense.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Certain things are exempt, like virtual textbooks, but teachers are still trying to figure out where everything else fits.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fits
Verb
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Plus, the light and airy mesh upper offers a stretchy fit that conforms to your foot while giving you some breathing room.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of conforms
Verb
  • The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of sorts
Verb
  • Their diet consists primarily of insects and other soil-dwelling creatures, including earthworms and grubs.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Victims may later discover that the material consists largely of basic or outdated information available online for free.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of consists

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