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
That Joyce was Svevo’s English teacher and Borges studied runes.
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Combine this with the melee weapon and shield rune upgrades, and players have several strategies to survive the demon horde onslaught.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Combine this with the melee weapon and shield rune upgrades, and players have several strategies to survive the demon horde onslaught.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rune
Noun
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Kolomiec said a setting of a poem by Vasyl Stus felt particularly relevant.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Historians have dissected the poem since 1860 and compared it to Revere’s account of the ride in his own words and other historic evidence.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 18-song tracklist and album art can be found below, along with a new music snippet shared to the group’s official social channels.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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Musically, the show also aligns with its live-action predecessor, containing 80’s hits in addition to a new version of the beloved intro credits song from the original show, linked below.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Rune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rune. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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