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

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Recent Examples of choir Pam takes a seat in a blue-and-chrome chair and looks at Bella as a tiny girl on the beach and Bella in her choir robe and Bella smiling with braces on her teeth. Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026 This is the sixth annual performance led by our arts committee that brings the Austin Symphony Orchestra together with talented Lake Travis High School musicians with the band, orchestra and choir. Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026 His days are full of school, choir, community leadership and classes that teach him how to think, not just what to memorize. Nicolas Johnson-Smith, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026 When the choir was singing, the older of these two women started singing along, loudly, while everyone else in the congregation was quietly listening. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choir
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chorus
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  • In the wake of an ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, academics have joined the chorus of left-wing radicals seeking to abolish the federal law enforcement agency.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • From the speakers, gravelly voices sung in Portuguese about pick-up trucks and cattle over a chorus of accordions and a rollicking electronic beat.
    Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choir. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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