1
as in hymns
a religious song
practiced a chorale to perform in church
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2
as in choirs
an organized group of singers
a chorale that is regarded as being among the best in the state
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Recent Examples of chorales
The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Synchronized blinking faded when the researchers sped up the Bach chorales to 120 beats per minute.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Synchronized blinking faded when the researchers sped up the Bach chorales to 120 beats per minute.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorales
Noun
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Research shows that musical memories are the last memories to leave you, so the choir performs church hymns and patriotic songs at senior living facilities and veterans homes.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Sometimes that battle is filtered through songs that sound like show tunes or gospel hymns.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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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.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Born in Glasgow in 1946, Ligertwood grew up singing in choirs and playing piano at home.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Shakira is no stranger to World Cup anthems.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Arias, recitatives and choruses are more like ruminations from the King James Bible, as part of a spiritual journey.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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But for a band that distrusts pop blandishments, Cola have gotten a lot less coy about going for choruses that grab you and melodies that stick.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Scholars have debated the reason for the discrepancy; some scholars note that the Psalms are poetic and have their own internal logic, and others contend that the textual tradition’s list of plagues was initially fluid.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Chorales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorales. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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