as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Recent Examples of anthem
The performance will be followed by a selection of anthems.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
With the controversial move, Russian and Belarusian nationals can now compete freely under national colors, flags, and anthems.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Emotionally cornered and spiritually exhausted, Anatoly at last lets everything rupture to the surface, sustaining the anthem's climactic note for over 20 seconds.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Steely-eyed with their pinkies locked, a girl-power anthem crescendoing behind them.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
With the controversial move, Russian and Belarusian nationals can now compete freely under national colors, flags, and anthems.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Emotionally cornered and spiritually exhausted, Anatoly at last lets everything rupture to the surface, sustaining the anthem's climactic note for over 20 seconds.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Steely-eyed with their pinkies locked, a girl-power anthem crescendoing behind them.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthem
Noun
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The hymn’s plea resounded in the cavernous venue after the director cut us off.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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While watching a video about the Protestant church in Cuba, Calderon was proud to see the congregants singing his grandfather’s hymn.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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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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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthem. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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