variants
also arie
as in glees
a melody in an opera sung by one person
the soprano's magnificent aria
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Recent Examples of arias
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arias
Noun
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His singles are custom-made for arenas, with massive, cheery choruses reminiscent of peak ’80s MTV.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Bell continues to work with senior choruses, lends his voice to podcasts about musicals and Sondheim, and plans future productions with Bergen County Players.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pheelz has a way of using unattached vocals to enhance his baseline production that provides additional melody — even to someone like Fireboy who seems to ooze ear worm vocal hooks.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crow took lead vocals, while Mayer backed her on harmony and guitar for the one-of-a-kind collaboration.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Arias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arias. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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