variants
also rime
as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the new results don't rhyme with what we found out before
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variants
also rime
as in poetry
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Recent Examples of rhyme
Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Phoebe sets out to write a Christmas song for her friends but struggles to get it to rhyme.
—Eric Todisco, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Suddenly thrust into the spotlight, DMC—who loved comic books and writing rhymes alone in his room—eventually couldn’t function without alcohol.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Toward the end, Eggers shows him to us in a shot that rhymes with the imposing initial one of Orlok, standing nude before us.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Phoebe sets out to write a Christmas song for her friends but struggles to get it to rhyme.
—Eric Todisco, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
Now he's recruited a seminal hip-hop figure from beyond our city borders — Slug, from Minneapolis' Atmosphere — who brings prestige to Chapelle's captivating rhymes with his own magnetic verse.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Suddenly thrust into the spotlight, DMC—who loved comic books and writing rhymes alone in his room—eventually couldn’t function without alcohol.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a pay day — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Israeli officials claim most of the 26 remaining hostages are alive, which coincides with the list Hamas provided.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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So, he got rid of the academia and the poetry, which appear to have been fairly important to the novel’s overall effect.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Throughout its history, The New Yorker has been known for publishing influential writers such as J.D. Salinger, John Updike, Joan Didion, and James Baldwin, and for introducing groundbreaking literary fiction, poetry, and essays.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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According to spiritual practices, this energetic field reflects our physical and spiritual well-being and is comprised of several layers: Each layer corresponds to a different chakra, emotional or spiritual aspects of our lives, and the expression of our personalities.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ejay and Craig had written their own rap verses to it.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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This isn’t the first time JAY-Z has been accused of helping Memphis Bleek with verses; Dame Dash made a similar claim in a 2024 interview.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Expect to use up multiple pens on this novel in verse, an elegiac meditation on poesy and religion.—
Katie Ward Beim-Esche,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Mar. 2018
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s feline poesy ends its Broadway revival.—
ALEXIS SOLOSKI,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2017
Noun
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This album, there’s of course heartbreak in it, but there’s songs for lovers, too.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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The song, a home demo Lennon recorded in 1978, was well known to Beatles die-hards.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Oct. 2024
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Henry counted among her influences American minstrelsy, European clowning traditions, and her own collection of African masks.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Oct. 2024
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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyme. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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