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While gathering some of their things, Grater called Ruth Berman Harris, the cantor at Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center (PJTC), where Grater, 54, had served as rabbi for 12 years before leaving in 2015 and becoming a congregant.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Jason Schwartzman gives one of the best performances of his career as a cantor in a crisis of faith who reunites with an old teacher named Carla (played wonderfully by the legendary Carol Kane) who asks him to help her prepare for a late-in-life bat mitzvah.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
They were married by a Jewish cantor and a Bible-church elder.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Jason Schwartzman gives one of the best performances of his career as a cantor in a crisis of faith who reunites with an old teacher named Carla (played wonderfully by the legendary Carol Kane) who asks him to help her prepare for a late-in-life bat mitzvah.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
They were married by a Jewish cantor and a Bible-church elder.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantor
Noun
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The voices of the opera’s chorus are being provided by a choir which John conducts, the Pacific Coast Chorale, supplemented by two onstage choristers.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hargitay’s biological father, singer Nelson Sardelli, also made an appearance.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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The Club World Cup is up and running, with a walk-out anthem from singer Robbie Williams, no less.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The vocalist, senior Maria Llamas, who also served as ceremony co-host, spoke in Spanish while her counterpart spoke in English to the family and friends of a student body that is 98% Latino.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Wilson was The Beach Boys' songwriter and co-lead vocalist and also played bass guitar and keyboard alongside brothers, Dennis and Carl Wilson, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine, who all comprised the original lineup.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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