rhyming 1 of 2

variants also riming
present participle of rhyme

rhyming

2 of 2

adjective

variants also riming

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhyming
Adjective
Especially love the rapid-fire rhyming shout-outs to some of the fair's finer delicacies. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025 He’s become known for rhyming in hushed tones over melancholy production, a sound that’s birthed an entire wing of like-minded indie rappers. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets. Quanta Magazine, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyming
Verb
  • The Skokie location is set to partially reopen in January, with a full reopening planned for late summer 2026, coinciding with the closure of the temporary location.
    Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The new Bird on a Rock collections debut Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of the campaign across print and digital channels.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Much of the footage was silent, though there was corresponding audio, which needed to be painfully synced up, a process that took two years.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Following the success of EA’s 2024 return to college football, the company teased a corresponding basketball series this June.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If Byrne’s approach recalls that of Colors, Beck’s 2017 pop turn with Greg Kurstin, the touch here is lighter, with the multicultural rhythmic and melodic surprises that always brighten Byrne’s solo work.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Breathwork Detox builds on this simplicity by guiding teams through rhythmic breathing patterns designed to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the body's rest-and-digest mode.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On a brighter note, with your traditional ruler, Jupiter, harmonizing with the North Node of fate in your sign, themes surrounding your joy, romantic desires and self-expression become pathways to your growth.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Uranus harmonizing with Neptune says to boldly envision together instead of playing it safe.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Here, the poetic and essential quality of her prose is at its purest, and at its most piercing, as Romano captures the essence of her life with her husband of five decades, Innocenzo Monti.
    Brian Robert Moore September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Entropy versus enthalpy clash In their new study, Purdue University’s Babak Anasori and colleagues tested the limits of MXene construction by fitting up to nine different metals from the periodic table into a single 2D sheet.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The company said the 20,000-metric-ton Jerabomberra facility will be the first of a fleet of Samsara Eco plants using the company’s EosEco technology to come.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bottom line Across nearly every metric, Salesforce's second quarter results were better than expected.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.
    Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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