as in poem
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
Per a press release from the jewelry brand, Kardashian's dress was an ode to the one Elizabeth Taylor wore in the 1958 film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
Jason Lipshutz: From a big-picture perspective, Virgin serves as a sonic and critical course correction for Lorde, as well as her first truly adult album, an ode to late-twenties experiences and uncertainties that carries a newfound maturity and self-awareness.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Closing the latest high jewelry launch is another ode to the past: the 1960s Marina Chain, inspired by the yachting and maritime culture of midcentury Italy.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
His Sean John collection, an ode to his Christian name, was first picked up by Bloomingdale’s, thanks to the late Kal Ruttenstein, who was a driving force in setting trends as the retailer’s senior vice president for fashion direction.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
Jason Lipshutz: From a big-picture perspective, Virgin serves as a sonic and critical course correction for Lorde, as well as her first truly adult album, an ode to late-twenties experiences and uncertainties that carries a newfound maturity and self-awareness.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Closing the latest high jewelry launch is another ode to the past: the 1960s Marina Chain, inspired by the yachting and maritime culture of midcentury Italy.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
His Sean John collection, an ode to his Christian name, was first picked up by Bloomingdale’s, thanks to the late Kal Ruttenstein, who was a driving force in setting trends as the retailer’s senior vice president for fashion direction.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
Noun
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Like a poem, happiness is under no onus to mean something other than itself.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The truth is that Korby won Christine over with kindness and a Pablo Neruda poem.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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Almost too passionately anguished, Austen is a sonnet played on the fortepiano, while Winslet is Liszt banged out on a Steinway.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The poem was published in Shakespeare’s 1609 quarto of 154 sonnets, which wasn’t widely popular in its day.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Osbourne co-wrote the lyrics with Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Both Nicks and Buckingham shared handwritten lyrics to their official social media accounts.—
Maria Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The roundups and expulsions in the novel rhyme with the Trump administration’s error-prone but unapologetic deportation strategy.—
James Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
18 July 2025
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These audios are also typically packed with tongue twisters and rhymes.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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Without prompting, Cora then offered a lament regarding the state of the All-Star Game today.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Why Nara Smith's Quirky Charm Is So Endearing In the comments on all these videos, people tend to either make fun of Smith or lament that someday her children will grow up to resent their names.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 July 2025
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Until then, there’s no reason to think this Epstein epic is going to fade.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is based on Homer's ancient Greek epic of the same name.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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On Jewish holidays, the Hallel prayer is recited in Shul as a psalm of praise and thanksgiving and collective expression of gratitude for GDs miracles.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
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The crowd sang along with the musicians to the 2004 ballad.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The elegiac ballad, released in 2022, comes at a moment of release for Jessica (Megan Stalter), who had just broken up with her boyfriend, Felix (Will Sharpe), when her dog unexpectedly died.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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