trimeter

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Recent Examples of trimeter Especially after a late first trimeter loss, but also possibly beneficial after early loss. Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 29 July 2024
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Noun
  • This task — writing a poem about a worm in anapestic tetrameter, a very specific and satisfyingly arcane poetic meter — is a challenging one, but ChatGPT was the clear winner, followed by a distant grouping of Bing then Bard.
    James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Even Pope settled for iambic pentameter when translating Homer, rather than the epics’ dactylic hexameter.
    William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.
    Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Noun
  • By and large, Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Screenwriter Michael Lesslie oversaw this adaptation, which carries with it unfortunate relics of an earlier time — not the iambic pentameter, which is sacred, but references to kings and lords and a royal society that doesn’t translate one bit to the modern corporate world.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This cute crawling crab toy is 44% off and is the perfect toy for encouraging movement and exploration.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the final movements, Breaking Dawn — Part 2 does walk back its wilder elements, but retains much credit for consistently delivering jaw-dropping moments of shocking violence as well as comedy.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Trimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimeter. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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