as in chorus
an organized group of singers joined the choir for next year

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Recent Examples of choir There was an amateur choir who would meet every Monday. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025 Though not intending to study music, Presnell joined Mesa’s choir, which led him to changing his academic focus and majoring in music at San Diego State University. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 Rock band Foreigner will perform with a choir of Ballard High School alumni for one of lead singer Kelly Hansen's final shows. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025 Also set to perform are John Legend, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, The Choir of the Diocese of Rome led by Marco Frisina, and Angélique Kidjo, plus an international choir assembled for the occasion with musical direction by Grammy-winner Adam Blackstone. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for choir
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chorus
Noun
  • Dragon Lee then went to tear off El Grande’s mask to a chorus of boos.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Guitarist Benji Shanks offered a fiery solo before the bridge and stabbing, descending lines at the end of the chorus.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choir. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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