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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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Bad news for Harbour—each track is an absolute earworm.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The anthem has stood the test of time over the course of a quarter-century and feels embedded in the DNA of pop music with an earworm of a chorus.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Sam Smith — ‘La La La’ More than a decade after its release, ‘La La La’ is back in the spotlight thanks to a choreography trend paired with its earworm chorus.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
One person’s psych-up song is another’s annoying earworm.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The anthem has stood the test of time over the course of a quarter-century and feels embedded in the DNA of pop music with an earworm of a chorus.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Sam Smith — ‘La La La’ More than a decade after its release, ‘La La La’ is back in the spotlight thanks to a choreography trend paired with its earworm chorus.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
One person’s psych-up song is another’s annoying earworm.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earworm
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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