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as in choirs
an organized group of singers
the annual Christmas program presented by the church's chorus
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Recent Examples of choruses
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
People themselves keep those choruses alive.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Unlike her first album, the compositions rarely built toward pop choruses or easy, identifiable emotion.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026
But there are no verses, and those choruses are surrounded by a series of instrumental passages with intricate guitar solos and tempo changes.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 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
The Irish vocalist blends Celtic folk and soaring choruses.
—Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
In forums online, choruses of women.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of those songs had great melodies, catchy choruses with romanticism, yet cool musical rhythms within bachata.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
People themselves keep those choruses alive.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Unlike her first album, the compositions rarely built toward pop choruses or easy, identifiable emotion.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026
But there are no verses, and those choruses are surrounded by a series of instrumental passages with intricate guitar solos and tempo changes.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 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
The Irish vocalist blends Celtic folk and soaring choruses.
—Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
In forums online, choruses of women.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of those songs had great melodies, catchy choruses with romanticism, yet cool musical rhythms within bachata.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choruses
Noun
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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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Her refrains center the desires underpinning MAITREYA CORSO.—
Caitlin Wolper Phillips,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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His preferred pastime is chess, which chimes with one of the more insightful descriptions of his character, offered by Kompany in January 2025.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Still, all of the responses were not positive.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Verb
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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
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In the defining scene of Sinners, Sammie belts the tune at a juke joint as a brief history of Black music unfurls around him.—
Mano Sundaresan,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Just beyond the front desk, a fire roars behind a massive stone hearth, and a live piano plays in the heart of the resort, the lobby lounge (dubbed the Living Room), a choice spot for lunch, casual meetings, or pre-dinner drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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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The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Choruses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choruses. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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