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Recent Examples of croon
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025
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Verb
His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
What’s more, he is seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the film Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, and has had a successful solo career since.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
While the entire band was a powerhouse, as lead singer Malo brought not only strong, soulful vocals that could veer between a Roy Orbison-esque baritone croon and country twang, but a genial humor that often manifested itself during the group’s concerts.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025
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Verb
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Football has traditionally been a conduit for protests in Iran, with the national team refusing to sing the anthem on several occasions over recent decades, including during the 2009 Green Movement and after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police in 2022.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, on June 22, 1949, the third of nine eventual Osmond siblings and the oldest of the seven who could sing (his older brothers, Virl and Tom, were hearing impaired).—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Elsewhere around the state, Patrick’s serenade of Kat was filmed at Seattle Center.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their mother helped book their first gigs singing serenade covers.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Previous lullaby album renditions have included versions of music by the Backstreet Boys, Ariana Grande and Marvin Gaye.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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That tourism-ad Zambia, with views of Mosi-oa-Tunya and sunrises that bled color into the marshmallow-white of the clouds through the raging waterfall, or the sound of Lake Bangweulu whipping the white beach as lullaby.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The name hums with nostalgia, and includes a placid nod to those coal-mining towns where people were paid in company scrip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The yoga platform looking out over the Himalayan range through lofty pines gives a fresh resonance to the concept of a mountain pose asana and to bhramari, honey-bee breathing exercises taken with the actual insect community humming vibrantly around the ears.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
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Today there’s a rich universe of supplemental Pynchon material ranging from prose only an English PhD could unpack, to sharp analysis that makes the experience of reading Pynchon communal and fun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Interspersed with folk ballads, this fantasia-like play certainly creates a mood, but struggles to tell a cohesive story.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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That a hushed ballad would be so widely embraced is remarkable.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Andoni Bello, an LGBTQ+ activist who played for Mexico in amateur soccer tournaments organized by the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association, said the chant is a form of verbal aggression that can escalate into physical aggression.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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For those who may have missed it, after Fitzpatrick missed his par putt on the 72nd hole to fall into a playoff against Scheffler at the RBC, some fans in Hilton Head started up a 'USA-USA-USA' chant.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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