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Recent Examples of sonneteer
Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.
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Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonneteer
Noun
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Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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And there is that aspect — the lyricist, Katharine Lee Bates, had recently been to Pikes Peak.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Cardi returned the favor minutes later, penning a letter on X to Minaj’s son, Papa Bear, in the same format the Queens rhymer did to her daughter.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Justin Townes Earle may have traveled the world as an Americana troubadour, but the story of the singer-songwriter’s life can be told in just a few square miles in his native Nashville.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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Nearly two decades into her career, Courtney Marie Andrews remains a troubadour of singular sincerity, more interested in listening to the world than begging the world to listen.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Sonneteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonneteer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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