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Recent Examples of refrain
Knicks head coach Mike Brown bemoaned the officiating — a refrain shared by many of the team’s fans, including Mayor Mamdani.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
France won 2-0 and the team’s supporters have been belting out the same refrain ever since.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Joy threads through every jazz refrain.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
France won 2-0 and the team’s supporters have been belting out the same refrain ever since.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Joy threads through every jazz refrain.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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Based on a game McCartney played as a child, the chant-along chorus is infectious on its own, but the rest of the song is indicative of a genius of melody whose touch remained deft 60 years into a career.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Instead of a confession, the book would be more like a chorus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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