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Recent Examples of crooned
Singing only in Spanish, the unassuming math teacher crooned his way into our hearts within seconds.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2025
The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Oct. 2025
The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooned
Verb
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With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The four-time Tony winner closed out her speech with an Irish blessing — sung a capella, much to the crowd’s delight.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg has sung the praises of several relatively affordable cars despite multi-billion dollar net worth.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Crooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooned. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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