rhyme 1 of 2

variants also rime

rhyme

2 of 2

noun

variants also rime

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhyme
Verb
Our rhymes died with children in bread lines Our voices as empty as their mothers’ arms. Fatemeh Shams june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025 Lurching rhymes and almost-rhymes shoulder their way into long, irregular lines. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
One of my most iconic disasters was in Palm Springs at a place that rhymes with Sea Share. Bruna Papandrea, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025 Which rhymes with a sitcom predating Peak TV—the goofy, earnest episodic about magazine makers, Just Shoot Me. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rhyme
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyme
Verb
  • The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.
    Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 26 July 2025
  • The lawsuits coincide with a boycott announced this week alongside members of the Congressional Labor Caucus.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Here’s a special selection of fantastic novels from Kenyan authors representing fresh perspectives on the human condition across poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
    Wanjeri Gakuru July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
  • Coal miners have a long tradition creating poetry and music related to their job, settlement officials said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • 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, 19 July 2025
  • Analyst Alan Gould’s new price target of $510, raised from $430, corresponds to about 33% upside ahead.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • With that decided, the opening verse recounted a few regular activities that would seem fairly typical for a good ol’ boy: deer hunting, sports, Fridays at the bar.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 24 July 2025
  • However, controversy sparked over the weekend after an alternate version of the track featuring a different Nas verse leaked online—one that some listeners interpreted as a veiled diss toward Jones.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • What makes the collection particularly unique is Kosann’s approach to reinventing classics—like the lockets, charms, and poesy rings that she’s reinterpreted in the past—but also Evert’s unique experience of being so connected to the tennis bracelet.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Kosann and Mirojnick designed three core styles for the collection: a poesy ring, a charm and a locket.
    EJ Panaligan, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • His son, Ralph Taylor III, who was autistic and communicated mostly by song, died on the floor of the bedroom.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • The movie will feature Norwood’s 2023 holiday song of the same name.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • It was used as a dehumanizing form of minstrelsy that further objectified Black men.
    Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
  • And those fans, like him, dismissed the notion that the team’s on-court antics crossed the line from comedy to minstrelsy, as many critics had opined over the years.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyme. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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