chorus 1 of 2

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as in choir
an organized group of singers the annual Christmas program presented by the church's chorus

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as in refrain
a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often the whole congregation will join in for the chorus

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chorus

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verb

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Recent Examples of chorus
Noun
Most of the monitoring is done during spring evenings, when male toads gather to chorus and breed. Dallas News, 2 May 2022 Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Oct. 2019
Verb
However, things take a hard turn in the post-chorus. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics. Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chorus
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Noun
  • An overnight smash is a fun phenomenon to follow; so is an artist who’s building audience identification in daily dribs and drabs, not big power moves, until suddenly a choir or army of twentysomething women that wasn’t there two years ago is blasting your ears out.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Written by Alissa Neubauer (Call Me Kat), the untitled sitcom centers on Mary (Chenoweth) who is required to complete community service as the director of a local church choir where she’ll be dragged kicking, screaming and singing toward redemption.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies frequently reiterates the title’s refrain and draws parallels between AI superintelligence and the possibility of nuclear war.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Viewers will hear a sing-song refrain in Phoenix after key buckets.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s also brilliantly arranged, from the chiming guitar on the intro to the way the rhythm section makes its entrance (McCartney-esque bassline and rat-a-tat snare) before pulling back on the chorus, where Ruess’ vocal appears to be floating in space on a bed of keyboards and piano.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes were in the midst of a gritty response powered by Xavier Worthy and Isiah Pacheco grinding for tough yards before disaster struck at the goal line.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mergers-and-acquisitions activity globally is roaring back to life, with several megadeals in the third quarter building on momentum from earlier this year.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • From there, the roaring party becomes a raging nightmare.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These Wrigleyville crowds should be packed in and bellowing.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In the locker room, fellow pass-rusher extraordinaire Jonathon Cooper smacked Bonitto’s shoulders and bellowed his praises to a gaggle of reporters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A day before a shooter killed four people and set fire to a church in Michigan, students at a football game in Colorado chanted vulgar anti-Mormon slurs against the same religious organization.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Protesters outside the facility Friday morning held signs and chanted.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Chorus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorus. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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