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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
The 17-track set, with producers like Tainy, MAG and La Paciencia, is an ode to Puerto Rico and the music that has soundtracked the island for generations.
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
This falls into the latter category, an ode to the ‘70s disaster movies with the CGI of the 2010s.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The aircraft was an ode to Chuck Yeager, a longtime Grass Valley resident and World War II fighter pilot known for being the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
This song is an emotional ode to the healing powers of liquor to mask the pain of relationship drama — in other words, a timeless feel.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
This falls into the latter category, an ode to the ‘70s disaster movies with the CGI of the 2010s.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The aircraft was an ode to Chuck Yeager, a longtime Grass Valley resident and World War II fighter pilot known for being the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
This song is an emotional ode to the healing powers of liquor to mask the pain of relationship drama — in other words, a timeless feel.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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All kinds of essays, narratives, stories, encyclopedias, poems, and the like are scrutinized in a mathematical and computational fashion to ferret out the nature of human writing.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Harbaugh went on for two straight minutes, reciting the poem from memory.—
Daniel Popper,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.—
Adriana Lee,
WWD,
26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
20 Nov. 2024
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The Musical performer isn't afraid to take on out-of-the-box projects and push boundaries with her explicit lyrics and jaw-dropping outfits.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Featuring a book, music and lyrics by Brown, the two-hander first premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
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Both artists represent a newer wave in rap with a techno-heavy sound and mind-numbingly quick rhymes.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2025
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This is a weaker attempt to crossbreed the classic Universal monsters with contemporary anxieties: a post-pandemic lockdown lament about the impossibility of protecting children from fear.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Much to the lament of American enthusiasts, Mercedes ceased production of the E 63 S wagon last year, which has helped to keep values high.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards winners Christopher Nolan’s biographical epic Oppenheimer with seven wins in total.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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In the Greek epics, Odysseus and Ajax – are middle-aged, and neither loses sleep wondering about his life choices or whether his skills are falling off.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.—
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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In Blue Velvet, Dorothy Valence’s (Isabella Rossellini) rendition of the title ballad is a conduit for her internal life.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the music video, released Monday, frontwoman Michelle Zauner sings the delicate ballad, while bassist Jungle twirls in a gleaming seashell, emulating a siren.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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