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
Christmas is an unusual time on the Billboard rankings, though, and odd things can happen as Americans return to the classics and the carols that have come to define the holiday.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This 2005 cult classic has a Christmas-y vibe and features quintessential festive activities like parties, caroling and decorating without hitting us over the head with holiday cheer.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 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
Christmas is an unusual time on the Billboard rankings, though, and odd things can happen as Americans return to the classics and the carols that have come to define the holiday.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
The song hits plenty of holiday reference points — pumpkin pie, caroling, boughs of holly.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This 2005 cult classic has a Christmas-y vibe and features quintessential festive activities like parties, caroling and decorating without hitting us over the head with holiday cheer.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carol
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The title track is a sublime slow-core power ballad, a hymn to beauty in a world of chaos.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sanctuary is now missing the familiar sounds of hymns and the children’s voices that once echoed through its halls.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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Fans have already been chanting Lee’s name at recent shows, and the potential for a mixed tag match pairing Punk and AJ against Rollins and Lynch provides WWE with a premium attraction that could anchor major events like the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The highlights of a stay here include the pre-dawn ritual of chanting from a wat (a Buddhist temple or monastery) or, in the evenings, browsing the high-energy night market.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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One fellow-freestyler praised her ingenuity but said that, in a creative category with many strong contenders, her victory was a bit disappointing.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reviewers praise its atmospheric setting and rich world-building, but some criticised its punishing difficulty.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Italian brainrot anthems infest Spotify Viral 50 charts across the world, from Denmark to Sweden to Peru to the Czech Republic.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since the summer of unrest over the death of George Floyd, the NFL has allowed teams to have performers sing the song, known as the Black national anthem.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Elvis sings and tells his story like never before.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 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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We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
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If instead the corporation digs in, further empowering the unwitting wreckers and saboteurs — well, bless their hearts.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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God bless, and God save the wrist.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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