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
These runes likely correspond with the names of the owners of the bands.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Found the world's oldest rune stone Vikingeskibsmuseet.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Other rune fragments were even less decipherable, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the Conservative Political Action Conference set up its center stage in the shape of an odal rune.
—Matthew Kriner, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Found the world's oldest rune stone Vikingeskibsmuseet.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Other rune fragments were even less decipherable, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the Conservative Political Action Conference set up its center stage in the shape of an odal rune.
—Matthew Kriner, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rune
Noun
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His teacher quickly got her students analyzing the poems of William Blake.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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Just before his death, McVeigh handed a copy of the poem by William Ernest Henley to the prison warden.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Leading the full-length is the title song, which came with a music video that was also directed by Yates and McCrory.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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The song also reached No. 10 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Rune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rune. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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