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Recent Examples of croon
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
King’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which was about another controversial pop star in Queen’s Freddie Mercury, overcame all obstacles and opened to $51 million stateside and crooned to north of $216M U.S./Canada and $910.8M worldwide with four Oscar wins.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
This is not a musical where senior citizens walk on stage and croon heartily to advise the next generation.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
He’s joined by three women, one crooning into a microphone while the others engage in a deep conversation.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some high-falutin’ folks croon about eating caviar with sour cream and potato chips.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
King’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which was about another controversial pop star in Queen’s Freddie Mercury, overcame all obstacles and opened to $51 million stateside and crooned to north of $216M U.S./Canada and $910.8M worldwide with four Oscar wins.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
This is not a musical where senior citizens walk on stage and croon heartily to advise the next generation.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
He’s joined by three women, one crooning into a microphone while the others engage in a deep conversation.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croon
Verb
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The Weeknd sang, prompting thunderous applause Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd are giving the class of 2025 a celebration to remember.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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To enable these parts to sing, Acer also built the Triton with its sixth-generation cooling fans, a vapor chamber, and a graphene thermal solution on both the CPU and GPU.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Eventually, Holman summoned everyone to the table and began his spoken word serenade with tales of New York, Kentucky, and Jewish identity.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.—
Joel Balsam,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The whole montage was respectful and gracious, with a classical score, rather than a pop chipmunk warbling a sensitive ballad about dead people.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Peggy Seeger’s 1957 recording of it is a brisk, warbling take with arpeggiated acoustic guitar — a classic example of the kind of carefree-songbird tunes from the early folk revival.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mason’s character Stella soothes one of the horses on the farm with a sort of lullaby, that is actually an original song written just for the film by a friend of Mason’s, Donna Stuart.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Closing her eyes, the young girl fell into a deep sleep of a lullaby.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Think mountain towns that hum in winter and hibernate in summer (hello, ski resorts turned hiking paradises).—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Because the vagus nerve runs past the vocal cords, there’s some thought that humming could stimulate the vagus nerve (and therefore parasympathetic nervous system), which might offer calming effects, says Gordon-Elliott.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The Wolf & Shepherd Crossover Plain Toe Derby Shoes are $87 off and sharp enough for weddings or work trips.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And salt works well to help the proteins in the beef pop with flavor.—
Shawn J. Sullivan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Fan Fest On Fave, superfan creators initiated an international event across Los Angeles and London—celebrating icons in pop, drawing over 430 fans in attendance.—
Kristin Westcott Grant,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The song — a moody, synthy ballad — is an apologia of sorts for, uh, something.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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The title song and so many others on that album are love songs, and so was the ballad that Dolly released last month after her husband’s death.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croon. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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