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Recent Examples of trimeter
Especially after a late first trimeter loss, but also possibly beneficial after early loss.
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Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 29 July 2024
Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 29 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimeter
Noun
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This quatrain is the poem’s ideal formal representation of itself, a kind of proof of concept: four lines of impeccable iambic tetrameter in an AABB rhyme scheme.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
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Even Pope settled for iambic pentameter when translating Homer, rather than the epics’ dactylic hexameter.—
William Logan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
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But with Shakespeare, whose characters felt so familiar inside rules of prose and iambic pentameter, Ming-Trent found a poetry partner to hep him through life’s brutalities.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even within her prose, Rooney occasionally slips into iambic pentameter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What's the least amount of movement someone can do to offset the harms of our modern sedentary lifestyle?—
NPR,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Interiors are arranged as connected spaces, allowing movement to feel easy and uninterrupted, while each element is considered in terms of how it will be used over time.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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“Trimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimeter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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