as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Wednesday, Edmonton fans had barely finished singing their Oh Canada anthem a capella (full-throated and lovely) when the lamp lit just 66 seconds into the game on Draisaitl’s snap shot in close, after Sergei Bobrovsky deflected but could not glove the prior shot.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Heartland Men’s Chorus concert Saturday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, at 3:30 p.m.
Johnson County Community College’s Yardley Hall, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park
Tickets start at $40
The chorus of more than 125 singers will perform anthems of pride at their two shows.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Co-produced with Grammy-winning pianist Ruslan Sirota, the track is an anthem of transformation, self-worth, and feminine power.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 May 2025
But there was no competition bow this year for Lapid’s in-your-face musical satire about a pair of Israeli artists who sign their souls over to a Russian oligarch to craft a post-October 7 nationalist anthem in support of their state.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Heartland Men’s Chorus concert Saturday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 29, at 3:30 p.m.
Johnson County Community College’s Yardley Hall, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park
Tickets start at $40
The chorus of more than 125 singers will perform anthems of pride at their two shows.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Co-produced with Grammy-winning pianist Ruslan Sirota, the track is an anthem of transformation, self-worth, and feminine power.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 May 2025
But there was no competition bow this year for Lapid’s in-your-face musical satire about a pair of Israeli artists who sign their souls over to a Russian oligarch to craft a post-October 7 nationalist anthem in support of their state.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
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Noun
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Dawn, a teen mom who worked hard to pay for her daughter’s braces and loved to sing hymns, suffered from borderline personality disorder, depression and alcoholism, according to her family.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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The event included hymns, readings and a picnic—a celebration of both the soldiers’ sacrifice and the newfound freedom of the formerly enslaved.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthem. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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