rhyme
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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
Speaking of “Hacks” folks whose names do not rhyme with Schmanna Schmeinbinder, Kristen Baldwin offers one neat trick to fix stuff in general: “A modest proposal to Hollywood: Cast Robby Hoffman in everything.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Walk to the beat while saying the rhyme.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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What follows are flights of wordplay, jokes, tragedies and rhymes “meant to be spoken aloud, as a form of conjuring back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Dixon's fast-paced rhymes helped the songs stand out on the radio, and she became known for phrases such as "We're coming back strong", "M-I-S-T-double-E-Q", "Away we go" and "Enter!"
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Though the state of California has never taken on a role quite like this before, the idea rhymes with other policies at both the state and federal level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
He was the mighty Fezzik, lover of rhymes, and you did not give up, no matter what.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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“The struggles of these ordinary farming folk in rural China really rhymed with what was suddenly happening to farming folk in the U.S.A.,” says Peter Conn, emeritus professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 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
The Shafer Commission's report rhymed with research done at the time by similar bodies in France and the U.K.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2023
I might not have rhymed on a beat like “Free Game” if it wasn’t for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
"So use Joe. Doe, roe, buffalo," she rhymed.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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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
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
Dr. Seuss’ holiday parable “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” has been a seasonal favorite since it was published in 1957, ranking among the most popular and profitable of the author’s iconic rhyming picture books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
I took the Bible, pencil, paper, and a rhyming dictionary and tried to write verses for hymns.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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