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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
composed a short verse for his mother's birthday
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
skilled at verse
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as in to tell
to give information to
while in prison, he versed himself in the rights of the incarcerated
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Recent Examples of verse
Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Revisited epic, and its power is undiminished even though Dylan shaved off some of the latter verses.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Carti’s set features guest verses from Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott to the Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert and more.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
The lyrics to both verses were finished, and the first line of the chorus — Fill my eyes — was in place.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Denise then left the stage, and Jackson began singing the song’s fourth verse.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Revisited epic, and its power is undiminished even though Dylan shaved off some of the latter verses.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Carti’s set features guest verses from Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott to the Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert and more.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
The lyrics to both verses were finished, and the first line of the chorus — Fill my eyes — was in place.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verse
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After Vincent’s death, there were excruciating days, days of numbness, days of contentment and days of melancholy, days of reading and writing and days of not being able to read or write, days of holding on upside down (like the bat in Marianne Moore’s poem) and days of holding on right side up.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her journals and poems, collected in binders, served as the scaffolding.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Viner, associate curator at the museum, told Fox News Digital the letter is part of an ongoing correspondence about the nature of poetry, knowledge and Christianity.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Writers used to inherently understand the value of a good story and inject poetry and cosmic musing into their baseball writing… Sheesh, make baseball human again.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In Leech, a parasitic hive mind that infests people discovers another parasitic hive mind that infests people, competing for the same brain space (told in first-person from the POV of the former parasitic hive mind).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the time, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE that officers reported to an incident in the Encino area, where a source confirmed Kyle owned a home Kim had been staying in.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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The song, which was featured on Post Malone’s country album F-1 Trillion, was also No. 1 on Billboard‘s 2024 Songs of the Summer chart.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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By staying informed and adaptable, banks can responsibly explore stablecoin applications, positioning themselves for longer-term relevance and success in an increasingly digital financial world.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Our customers seek to be informed, guided and cared for.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Schutt had a different interpretation of the program, according to people who attended or were briefed on the meeting.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to The Guardian, citing three people briefed on the matter, Jeffrey Goldberg emailed the Trump campaign in October for comment on a story.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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That likely will not be received well by China, which advised the Trump administration to cancel all China tariffs Wednesday, NPR reported.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The acquisition, advised by Rothschild & Co, is expected to be completed before the end of the month.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Verse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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