as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death
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Other rune fragments were even less decipherable, the study said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the Conservative Political Action Conference set up its center stage in the shape of an odal rune.
—Matthew Kriner, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
All across Central Europe, a fascination with runes and folk magic aligns with both right-wing xenophobia and left-wing paganism.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Because the weapon is in the lab, Sayer’s team hasn’t yet examined all of its mysterious runes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the Conservative Political Action Conference set up its center stage in the shape of an odal rune.
—Matthew Kriner, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
All across Central Europe, a fascination with runes and folk magic aligns with both right-wing xenophobia and left-wing paganism.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Because the weapon is in the lab, Sayer’s team hasn’t yet examined all of its mysterious runes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rune
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“Rune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rune. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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