Thesaurus results for CHORUSES

choruses 1 of 2

noun

plural of chorus

as in choirs

an organized group of singers the annual Christmas program presented by the church's chorus

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as in refrains

a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often the whole congregation will join in for the chorus

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choruses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chorus

as in chimes

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Full of big moments, rousing choruses, barstool sing-alongs, and even a few weepers, Stages is an album calibrated to the live experience. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026 There are no memorable choruses, hooky instrumentals passages, or spellbinding solos, all which have been a part of the band’s sonic identity, including on Life Is But a Dream… to an extent. — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Nighttime in the Okefenokee is filled with a wild cacophony — the choruses of pig frogs, hooting owls, crickets and sometimes the deep, nerve-jerking bellowing of bull alligators. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 Some 54 million Americans were participating in choirs and community choruses before the pandemic, according to a 2019 choral impact study. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Notorious Knicks villains such as Trae Young, Joel Embiid and CJ McCollum received similarly contentious choruses in recent postseasons. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 Unlike her first album, the compositions rarely built toward pop choruses or easy, identifiable emotion. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choruses

Noun

The Richmond native is known, among other things, as an expert in gospel music and director of several gospel choirs.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

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One of the frequent refrains from the past few days is that Infantino has been trying to sell something that does not belong to him.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026
But on The Blueprint, Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Bink made a habit of letting the singers from old R&B records wail away beneath Jay-Z’s verses, or croon refrains that Jay would talk back to and thread into his rhymes.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026

Definition of refrains

Verb

That chimes with the European Central Bank's ambition of a single banking jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity able to move freely within cross-border groups and depositors enjoying equal protection.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Galeotti explains that in a weaponized world, there is permanent chaos and constant battles, something that chimes with what is unfolding at the World Cup.

— Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of chimes

Noun

An operator confident in its structural durability should put its responses to all six questions in writing and invite prospects to pose them to every bidder, including itself.

— Camden Kaminsky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
In Live Transcribe, users can also sign responses during conversations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of responses

Verb

Billy Bob Thornton belts a song while on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on July 19.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Mike Schmidt belts the 535th home run of his career during 1st inning off Padres starting pitcher Andy Hawkins, moving Schmidt past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of 8th place on the all-time home run list.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

Definition of belts

Verb

After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Carey nailed her first two tumbling passes, drawing roars from her home crowd.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of roars

Verb

The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.

— Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026

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