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rhyme

[rahym] / raɪm /


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Its name is inspired by the nursery rhyme Old Mother Goose, reflecting the idea of an ancient goose emerging from the mud of a fossil deposit.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

But the leverage dynamics rhyme strongly, and Shin’s entire intellectual project has been to arrest leverage booms before they tip over.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

In the shadow of the towers, a space now plays host to the library's rhythm and rhyme classes for children.

From BBC May 28, 2026

“Going to the Dannenbergs’—there was no rhyme or reason to it, was there?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Certainly anything in the realm of credit that even rhymes with 2008 is something investors should naturally be concerned about.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Attending LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, he became friends with future rapper Dana Dane and they started writing their own rhymes.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

Not only does she talk, but she recites venerable nursery rhymes, backward.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The words have strung themselves together into rhymes and into a flow, and I let it all come tumbling out.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

“The struggles of these ordinary farming folk in rural China really rhymed with what was suddenly happening to farming folk in the U.S.A.,” says Peter Conn, emeritus professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

There are, in fact, some rather disturbing rhymed couplets, if you will.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2024

Jester, troubadour, agent provocateur, Serge Gainsbourg rhymed his way through life in a fog of Gitanes smoke, making music of every genre.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2023

Some of his funniest quotes rhymed, including "Yum, yum, pig's bum, that was fun!" and "Winner, winner, chicken dinner!"

From BBC Apr. 24, 2023

Good thing Boo answered, because the only thing Aru could think of that rhymed with art was fart, and that’s not a word you want to throw around when you’re talking to a legendary sage-poet.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

One story is told in rhyming couplets and another is conveyed entirely in images of paw and footprints.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

MS Now‘s Jacob Soboroff played Mamdani the rhyming boast that begin’s “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish.”

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

A relatively anonymous take on Dua Lipa's dance-pop, it loses points for rhyming "fire" with "desire" - but I can't get it out of my head.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Until we see persistent, continual job losses over a long period of time across the entire economy, the safe bet is that history is simply rhyming.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

“Perhaps I shall write some verse, as well. I rather liked the sound of those rhyming quatrains....”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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