as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death
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Recent Examples of rune
The speculation about the new album has been accompanied by a recent revamp of F+TM’s official website, which was wiped and updated with a landing page spotlighting a cryptic rune featuring two capital T’s along with four surrounding moon phases over a picture of a windswept field.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Further in the campaign, the shield is imbued with runes that give it other ways to attack.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Image Wagner boasted the sledgehammer as its symbol, a rune that denoted Russian power.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And then there are white supremacists, who have emblazoned themselves with swastikas, Norse runes, the SS logo, and other symbols.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Further in the campaign, the shield is imbued with runes that give it other ways to attack.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Image Wagner boasted the sledgehammer as its symbol, a rune that denoted Russian power.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And then there are white supremacists, who have emblazoned themselves with swastikas, Norse runes, the SS logo, and other symbols.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
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The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The poem was not by Marlowe, for sure.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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While updated for the social media age, the adaptation does include songs from the Broadway show.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both captivated audiences with their inventive spin on musical comedies, featuring dynamic choreography and songs drawn from some of the biggest hits in Spanish and Latin pop music.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Rune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rune. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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