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as in rhythmic
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also riming
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
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Recent Examples of rhyming
Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
The single moment captures her character better than any list of adjectives or rhyming words could ever do.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
To a witty rhyming libretto by Nicholas Wright, the music is by Rachel Portman, a prolific composer of scores for films including The Joy Luck Club, Emma and The Manchurian Candidate.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Henry Holland’s racy, rhyming T-shirts were once the hottest item in the fashion world.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
The story is told in rhyming verse, its loose, conversational meter able to tighten suddenly for emphasis.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
The single moment captures her character better than any list of adjectives or rhyming words could ever do.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
To a witty rhyming libretto by Nicholas Wright, the music is by Rachel Portman, a prolific composer of scores for films including The Joy Luck Club, Emma and The Manchurian Candidate.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Henry Holland’s racy, rhyming T-shirts were once the hottest item in the fashion world.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
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The finespun rhythmic intuition of Morgan and Royston, who played with Frisell on 2020’s Valentine, and the richness of the string section, despite its small size, work together to ensure the record’s easy dynamism; both give freedom to Frisell’s playing, but also decenter him when necessary.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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When playing together, the two soloists — both expert — never slipped out of rhythmic and generously expressive sync, but Hoopes’ violin sounded steely when pressed.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Futures on China’s 30-year and 10-year bonds dropped the most since late December on Monday, while corresponding cash yields climbed.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Music Mania festival, corresponding to the Sweet 16 NCAA Men’s Basketball games being played at SAP Center in San Jose, was listed as being canceled on its ticketing website as of Monday.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In that sense, Chinatown carries its own poetic legacy, the myth that deserves to endure.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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For Kelce, the most poetic ending, and likely the only truly satisfying one, would be to become part of Reid’s fourth Super Bowl-winning team — a monumental task, especially after the team’s decline last season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team found a major levoglucosan peak centered around 1128 CE, coinciding with a similar peak recorded from the Schwarzboden mire peat core, another important reservoir of atmospheric history sampled about 12 miles southeast of Weißseespitze.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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The rise in police overtime costs has coinciding with a decline in staffing.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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UConn played the hardest non-conference schedule in the country according to the NET strength of schedule metric, though Big East play knocked it down to 60th overall.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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In four seasons, Lavin went 47-84 and finished in the 200s of the Kenpom metric rankings every year.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Make sure to cover trash cans with tight-fitting lids and clean them regularly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is due to the fact that taller individuals have problems fitting comfortably in standard military vehicles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer soft robots and body-conforming wearable devices designed to interact closely with people.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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