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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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verb

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Noun
The words more or less fitted in place perfectly, with the chorus at the end. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Conrad soon joins the chorus of the Irish folk song, proudly belting it out alongside his wife. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for chorus
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Noun
  • Her father had been a high school band director before becoming associate superintendent of the Fresno school district, and her mother, an administrator at California State University, sang in the church choir.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
  • Bright: One of the kids in the choir said it the best recently.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
  • Of course, there are complaints and slip-ups: one of Dong’s inflight Shake Shack burgers was slightly overcooked, and among the excellent customer feedback Delta receives about the new burger, a common refrain is, but where are the fries?
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The 561-component manual movement, which took another 500 hours to finish, incorporates a minute repeater that chimes the hours, quarters, and minutes.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • Fluctuating X-ray emissions are translated into different pitches and instruments, while chiming water drop sounds represent bright background stars and plucked notes signify the location of the duet amid a massive cloud of interstellar dust and gas.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • After the stock market plunged in response to the levies, Trump paused the reciprocal tariffs for most countries, lowering the tariffs to a universal 10% rate.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Another example is Levels Health, once focused purely on metabolic glucose monitoring, which has now begun expanding its insights to reflect stress-hormone interactions, cortisol cycles and dietary responses tied to hormonal fluctuations.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Rabb grabbed the ball and raced up the left sideline, roaring past four defenders who had been caught flat-footed while focusing on James.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • As revolutions roared and factories rose, human worth became increasingly tied to productivity.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Inside, a tattooed sauna keeper with muscles that looked like bundles of paracord talked us through the history of the Icelandic sauna, then snapped a towel in front of each of our faces to direct the heat toward us like a fireplace bellows.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black or white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Chorus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorus. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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