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a composition in verse in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
This poem is titled, "An Ode to My Mother."
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Recent Examples of ode
The artist’s latest album is an ode to her early career—and a powerful demonstration of growth.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Well, there are more styles available that are a visual ode to more temperate, balmy days.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Jae Bae's Sinigang cocktail, a savory ode to the famous Filipino tamarind-and-pork soup.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2025
Our ode to those cafeteria rolls have a gorgeous golden brown, buttery exterior and a tender, fluffy center.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Well, there are more styles available that are a visual ode to more temperate, balmy days.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Jae Bae's Sinigang cocktail, a savory ode to the famous Filipino tamarind-and-pork soup.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2025
Our ode to those cafeteria rolls have a gorgeous golden brown, buttery exterior and a tender, fluffy center.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ode
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Believing his prognosis was terminal, Fenn originally planned to write the puzzle poem, hide the treasure, and eventually hike back out to that same location and take his own life, hoping someone would one day discover the riches that remained at his final resting spot.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Wrote poems, poetry, and just went to the studio to vent.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Artificial intelligence has never been more powerful, constantly expanding its litany of flexes — from generating sonnets and fantastical images to believably mimicking emotions, all while churning through mountains of data faster than any human being could.—
Adriana Lee,
WWD,
26 Nov. 2024
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And that a major plot in the novels involves sentient, talking animals that love sonnets and science?—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
20 Nov. 2024
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While the lyrics contend with this idea in terms of romantic relationships, the music video, directed by Jake Schreier, appears to tackle it from the perspective of a career in the entertainment industry.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves — especially when Kacey was coming up, her songwriting opened the door for conversational, universal lyrics in country music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Why wouldn’t history repeat, or at least rhyme, and reward investors with another double or better?—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Greedo inquires on the status of a potential linkup on this syrupy rap ballad, as the West Coast rep drops rhymes about riding with heavy artillery while accompanied by a romantic companions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Unwittingly, the whole exchange echoes Mullins’ lament in Lioness about the media telling us what to believe.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Because, as one of them laments, who else can a spy really date?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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From cooperative platformers to historical epics, NPR staff and contributors have rounded up the latest from the best and biggest games of 2025 so far.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nowhere was that more true than at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, where Manchester City and Chelsea played out their third game in a four-match epic.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Its synch in the blockbuster film Ghost scared up new love for the ballad, sending the original version back to a No. 13 high.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the span of a nearly two-hour showcase, Peluso nimbly maneuvered from genre to genre, with no limit on the number of twists: poignant power ballads, razor-sharp raps and salsa sequences with elements of Brazilian funk, EDM and bachata scattered throughout.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Ode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ode. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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