as in hymn
a religious song
sang carols at the Christmas Eve service
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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
landscape photographs that carol the majesty and monumentality of Yosemite Valley
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Recent Examples of carol
Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
The classic carol didn’t make it into the top 10 of the chart until December 2017.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
They’re turned away repeatedly until arriving at their final destination, where they’re welcomed inside to piñatas, tamales, and caroling.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The carol led for five weeks last holiday season, following annual No. 1 runs of four weeks (over the 2022 holidays), three weeks (2021) and one week (2020).
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
The classic carol didn’t make it into the top 10 of the chart until December 2017.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Equally thrilling for the faithful will be photo evidence of George and Andrew going caroling in disguise.
—Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
They’re turned away repeatedly until arriving at their final destination, where they’re welcomed inside to piñatas, tamales, and caroling.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carol
Noun
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The pilgrims sing sacred hymns, while the journalists try to corner cardinals for clues about their papal preferences.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
6 May 2025
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With only two episodes left before the Gemstones sing their final hedonistic hymn on the May 4 series finale, Baltz zoomed in from the North Carolina shoot of an upcoming Bobby Farrelly movie to talk about his alter ego’s colorful arc.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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Messi stepped out onto a balcony and waved to his worshippers, who chanted his name and captured the moment with their cell phones, similar to the kind of reception the Pope gets at the Vatican.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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At the May 13 Village Board meeting, the first meeting since Buchanan resigned, current board members who served with Buchanan praised her.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Health advocates praised the new limits, which would require water utilities to reduce PFAS to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Fans in the away end were clambering over each other to sing their anthem about travelling to the Basque country, growing loud on loop in the second half as the game drifted, while Ruben Amorim made his selections and substitutions with the showpiece occasion on Wednesday in mind.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Swift was booed by Eagles fans at the latest Super Bowl, but the anthem surely is something all would rally around, whatever someone’s political or team allegiances.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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To enable these parts to sing, Acer also built the Triton with its sixth-generation cooling fans, a vapor chamber, and a graphene thermal solution on both the CPU and GPU.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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To celebrate the company’s 20-year anniversary, founder Trish Share developed a cross-country mountain biking trip called the Costa Rica Cycle Challenge.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
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See the cast of The Office spinoff The Paper come together for one of their very first photo booths and don't miss Tina Fey, Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Morgan celebrating their new series, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, announced during the presentation.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
13 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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The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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My wife, Gerda, and I have been blessed with three release dogs from Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), the premier provider of service dogs in the U.S., with which we have been involved for decades.—
Dean Koontz,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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In an Everton side that is not blessed with flair players, Ndiaye is the exception.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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