as in poet
a person who writes poetry
where is the muse who will sing of this man's great and noble deeds?
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as in to ruminate
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Recent Examples of muse
Thomas Page, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
And like all good fantasies, this one eventually came to an end: The Frenches moved to Italy in the early 1960s, around the time Cadmus fell in love with Jon Anderson, a former cabaret star who would become his partner and muse.
—Nick Haramis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Noun
That film, which debuted in 1963, also starred a director’s muse in the form of Kurosawa regular Toshirō Mifune, playing a businessman on the brink of a big deal when his chauffer’s son is mistakenly kidnapped for ransom instead of his own.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
And like all good fantasies, this one eventually came to an end: The Frenches moved to Italy in the early 1960s, around the time Cadmus fell in love with Jon Anderson, a former cabaret star who would become his partner and muse.
—Nick Haramis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Verb
Dhillon mused in the letter about whether Johnson’s administration was showing a pattern of favoring Black candidates in employment decisions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Stakeholders must collaborate to set reasonable ground rules for the novel technology—but that transparency can carry risks, health tech leaders mused at a recent Newsweek event.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muse
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Both essays and verse by celebrated writers and poets—a nod to Toni Morrison’s ’70s anthology, The Black Book. —HM Whole Food Cooking Every Day by Amy Chaplin The best cookbook for… becoming a whole foods evangelist.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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The celebrated poet first visited Medu in disguise.—
Katie Mitchell,
Essence,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The shot sent Fenway Park into a frenzy and left the Yankees ruminating over a few calls that didn’t go their way in the top of the frame.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Piani, who also wrote the screenplay, includes moments of the scribe at work — that is to say procrastinating, ruminating and occasionally disassociating from the terror of the blank page.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
Noun
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In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel One giant overslept and started late Clues: Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tyler Dragon ponders if Rodgers actually makes the Steelers better.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Tatis pondered the question of whether being hit has affected his hitting in any way.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Feel the need to meditate after dealing with a PDF file?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 May 2025
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When Kerouac joined Snyder at Marin-An in the spring of the following year, the two Beat icons meditated together and spent many hours hiking on Mount Tamalpais.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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These appear to be slightly more survivable, although the casualty rate is so high no Western army would contemplate such tactics.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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At the Phineas and Ferb season 5 premiere, Baker reflected on the deeper meaning behind the fan-favorite character.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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This anxiety from foreigners about travel to the US in 2025 is increasingly reflected in the numbers.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Verb
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In an investment note dated May 28, JPMorgan projects Laopu’s annual revenue will reach nearly $20 billion this year, representing a 135% increase over 2024.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Despite various projections calling for a contraction in global container volumes for the year, Hapag-Lloyd revised its outlook upward from its previous flat growth forecast on the back of the recent uptick, projecting global container demand to increase 4 percent.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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“Muse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muse. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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