as in choruses
an organized group of singers
joined the choir for next year
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Recent Examples of choirs
The party was woven into daily life in these hilltop communities, as Welsh as the mines and ironworks, the chapels and libraries, the male-voice choirs and rugby.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Born in Glasgow in 1946, Ligertwood grew up singing in choirs and playing piano at home.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
The album the 48-year-old country-music star put out last May leans hard into mood, scale and theatricality — strings, horns, choirs, the whole shebang — built around the idea of pushing back against a culture that wants everything fast, familiar and instantly gratifying.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Take your pick of concerts between Cardi B and four HBCU gospel choirs; run for a good cause, attend a local artist's exhibition, or go on an Easter Egg hunt.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Many cities, including Indianapolis, are seeing more choirs using their voices to push back against the administration.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Each of the choirs get the rare opportunity to sing on a stage in an acoustically excellent and visually attractive hall.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Heidi is deeply involved in multiple choirs and our musical theater program, recently starring as the lead in our school musical.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Born in Glasgow in 1946, Ligertwood grew up singing in choirs and playing piano at home.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
The album the 48-year-old country-music star put out last May leans hard into mood, scale and theatricality — strings, horns, choirs, the whole shebang — built around the idea of pushing back against a culture that wants everything fast, familiar and instantly gratifying.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Take your pick of concerts between Cardi B and four HBCU gospel choirs; run for a good cause, attend a local artist's exhibition, or go on an Easter Egg hunt.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Many cities, including Indianapolis, are seeing more choirs using their voices to push back against the administration.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Each of the choirs get the rare opportunity to sing on a stage in an acoustically excellent and visually attractive hall.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Heidi is deeply involved in multiple choirs and our musical theater program, recently starring as the lead in our school musical.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choirs
choruses
Noun
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Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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In forums online, choruses of women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Choirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choirs. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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