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variants also riming
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rhyming

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verb

variants also riming
present participle of rhyme

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhyming
Verb
Are not random acts of rhyming gone wrong still more pleasant than thinking about squealing war-babies, the wrecking ball that is the last week of a Florida legislative session or the AI Apocalypse which should be here (checks watch) very soon? Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026 The story is told in rhyming verse, its loose, conversational meter able to tighten suddenly for emphasis. Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 The single moment captures her character better than any list of adjectives or rhyming words could ever do. David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 To a witty rhyming libretto by Nicholas Wright, the music is by Rachel Portman, a prolific composer of scores for films including The Joy Luck Club, Emma and The Manchurian Candidate. Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026 Henry Holland’s racy, rhyming T-shirts were once the hottest item in the fashion world. Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025 Especially love the rapid-fire rhyming shout-outs to some of the fair's finer delicacies. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025 He’s become known for rhyming in hushed tones over melancholy production, a sound that’s birthed an entire wing of like-minded indie rappers. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets. Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyming
Adjective
  • Many songs are now written on computers, using sequencers, patterns, and loops, with notes laid out in perfect synchrony on a rhythmic, 4/4 grid.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, Angine de Poitrine are more like Meshuggah or Dawn of Midi, establishing a meter and then creating rhythmic illusions using creative bursts of syncopation.
    Christopher R. Weingarten, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If their finish would have earned them prize money, USATF will pay them the corresponding amount.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Each pitch outcome has corresponding odds and users have a limited timeframe to choose whether to wager.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.
    Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Nakamura might be just the right antidote to business as usual, a designer capable of giving a crucial community space its own quietly poetic identity.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday, Martens presented both his ready-to-wear and Artisanal collections together in Shanghai, the presentation coinciding with four exhibitions across China, each dedicated to a founding code of the house.
    Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The wintry mix will peak Thursday morning, coinciding with the morning commute.
    Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Much of that increase — reportedly, a year-over-year change of $742 to $1710 for a metric tonne of jet fuel — is due to Iran’s fully predictable closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the watery choke point essential to shipping oil to the market.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That said, also included are sets of lighter- and heavier-resistance springs, which users may swap in with a metric Allen wrench.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Use tight-fitting trash can lids.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The baskets cost $60, $80, or $100, and will be filled with toys specifically fitting a child's interests.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer soft robots and body-conforming wearable devices designed to interact closely with people.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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