as in hymn
a religious song
sang carols at the Christmas Eve service
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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
landscape photographs that carol the majesty and monumentality of Yosemite Valley
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Recent Examples of carol
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Point spreads and moneylines ran constantly through my head, mingling with the omnipresent Christmas carols to create a strange backbeat to the holiday season.
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Mckay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
There will be caroling, live music, visits with Santa, free children’s crafts, model train displays and more.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In December, George, Charlotte and Louis walked with their parents to church on Christmas morning, and, earlier in the month, joined William and Kate at Westminster Abbey for an annual Christmas carol service hosted by Kate.
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ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Point spreads and moneylines ran constantly through my head, mingling with the omnipresent Christmas carols to create a strange backbeat to the holiday season.
—
Mckay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
In some areas of the country, people may carol through fruit orchards as a way to bless crops.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
There will be caroling, live music, visits with Santa, free children’s crafts, model train displays and more.
—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carol
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On this particular afternoon, worship began with an opening hymn that Brown led from the back, a one-woman choir.
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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Even as a large number of fans at Miami Stadium chanted for Uruguay throughout Sunday's match, Cape Verdean players seemed undaunted.
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While there were no vuvuzelas, the plastic trumpets that put South Africa on the map during the 2010 World Cup, there was lots of chanting and cheering on site.
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Leaders from India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have publicly praised bhajan clubbing gatherings.
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Magazine, praising Swift's ability to handle intense public scrutiny.
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Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
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As the anthems played ahead of Curaçao’s first-ever World Cup match, Advocaat stood on the touchline and wiped away tears.
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The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.
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Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
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On Tuesday, more than a million fans took to the streets to celebrate Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16, a feat the national team hadn’t achieved since 1986, and with each victory, the human tide grows.
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As America begins to celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday, there are nearly 800,000 customers without power as outages are reported across multiple states.
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.
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He has been blessed with terrific talent but clearly has melded that talent to win games and keep the clubhouse on the same page.
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Despite his age, Messi is still blessed with breathtaking skill, and is also fiercely competitive, even at training.
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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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