as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Recent Examples of anthem
This is thanks to one video in which the reveal that the anthem duties are being done by the nation's premier fast-food spokesclown is done to perfection.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The unconventional anthem clearly inspired the Knights, the triple-A affiliate for the Chicago White Sox, who went on to destroy the Stripers, 21-1.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
To see how a song born in a Santiago jam session became an anthem here, filling bars and stopping traffic at the airport, was extraordinary.
—Sarah Moreno
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The unconventional anthem clearly inspired the Knights, the triple-A affiliate for the Chicago White Sox, who went on to destroy the Stripers, 21-1.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
To see how a song born in a Santiago jam session became an anthem here, filling bars and stopping traffic at the airport, was extraordinary.
—Sarah Moreno
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthem
Noun
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The inspiring and idiosyncratic debut from a 53-year-old priest in Greece pinballs between drone metal and techno Christmas carols, field recordings and hymns.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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The hymns are sung in High German, even though almost no one speaks it anymore.—
Maria Giesbrecht,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthem. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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