trimeter

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Recent Examples of trimeter Especially after a late first trimeter loss, but also possibly beneficial after early loss. Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 29 July 2024
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Noun
  • At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.
    Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • On the other, the Satires and Epistles, loose, talky poems written, like the Ars, in dactylic hexameter.
    Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
Noun
  • Putting Vice and the Bard in the same sentence sounds sacrilegious, but the movie paints Lynne Cheney as a Lady MacBeth type and requires Adams to recite iambic pentameter about Dick’s capacity to usurp some of George W. Bush’s authority.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Think fast Iambic pentameter this is not, but Carpenter’s schtick of cheeky, PG-13 rhymes showed off a pop star who isn’t afraid to laugh, especially at her own expense.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 May 2024
Noun
  • Exposure to different movements helps prevent injury and increases range of motion.
    Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Andrews constantly checked his form, every movement accompanied by a directive.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025

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“Trimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimeter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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