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Recent Examples of cantor
They were married by a Jewish cantor and a Bible-church elder.
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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
The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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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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The late singer’s assets include a 20% stake in Margaritaville, a company with interests in more than 30 restaurants and bars and 20 hotels, including one in New York’s Times Square.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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The singer/songwriter was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame in 2024, hosts the ListenLocalRadio podcast and is a member of numerous bands.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Noun
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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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According to the song’s credits on Tidal, Yorke’s daughter Agnes is also featured as a backing vocalist.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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Paving a new path for musicians is Nick Hexum, lead vocalist of multi-platinum rock band 311, who recently founded his own digital music platform, SKP.—
Andrea Zarczynski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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