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rhyme

[rahym] / raɪm /


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Its name is inspired by the nursery rhyme Old Mother Goose, reflecting the idea of an ancient goose emerging from the mud of a fossil deposit.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

But the leverage dynamics rhyme strongly, and Shin’s entire intellectual project has been to arrest leverage booms before they tip over.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

Singsong rhyme and meter are out; free verse and wistfulness are in.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

“Your flow was absolutely ridiculous. I’m still in awe that you came up with that rhyme scheme on the spot. You should’ve won, hands down.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Not that I’m caterwauling about lost Lloyd Webber rhymes, but the musical numbers start to pile up.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Attending LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, he became friends with future rapper Dana Dane and they started writing their own rhymes.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Not only does she talk, but she recites venerable nursery rhymes, backward.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

This kind of talk rhymes with how Tesla in 2016 described Musk’s plans for merging Tesla with SolarCity.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

As a matter of fact, if the Shaper’s vision of goodness and peace was a part of himself, not idle rhymes, then no one understood him at all, not even Hrothgar.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The projections of period décor were charming, as was the slightly antiquated rhymed English text of the titles, but the undirected singers missed the energy of a fully realized performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

In 2002, he even made fun of the situation with the self-deprecating I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen, in which the title rhymed with the lyric "Mr Spielberg look just what you're missing".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2024

Whether we are talking about 24 hours or a millennium, it is as chilling a rhymed couplet of stated political intent as one could envision.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2024

That last image is rhymed at the end.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2024

She smiled then, for she remembered how bravely Timothy had helped them escape from those awful pirate thespians in London, with their sharp-edged swords and loud, intricately rhymed choral numbers.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

MS Now‘s Jacob Soboroff played Mamdani the rhyming boast that begin’s “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish.”

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

Until we see persistent, continual job losses over a long period of time across the entire economy, the safe bet is that history is simply rhyming.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Both books tell a tale about an adventure in a woodland full of animals, with the story told in rhyming couplets.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

Cheerful illustrations accompanied by rhyming text enumerate little acts of love over the course of a day, from early-morning wake-ups to indulging requests for one more bedtime lullaby.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

"You were right about Sidana. That rhyming does get irritating real quick."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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