rune

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Recent Examples of rune Breaking these apart gives you rune stones, which can be channeled for casting magic. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Decoding runes Archaeologists have found runic inscriptions on various objects, including a bone comb and an iron knife, in addition to rune stones, which had various uses. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 The discovery that the final rune, F, was marked out with puncts, or dots, to either side, indicating it could be understood as the name of the F-rune itself ‘feoh’ [wealth or property] unlocked the new translation. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025 Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but researchers have puzzled for years over exactly when runes originated. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rune
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Noun
  • These poems engage directly with memory, as well as both language and the act of making.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • The recording used in the film is nearly as old as the poem itself, voiced in 1915 by actor Taylor Holmes.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The 1943 Argentine Revolution is happening, which Ché helpfully explains in song.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
  • The only song in the whole musical that regularly gets done for karaoke.
    Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025

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“Rune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rune. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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