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Recent Examples of crooned
The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
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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
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
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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
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America's Got Talent contestant Avalon Penrose, who introduced herself as someone who sang opera in her childhood, brought chaos — and fun — to the stage.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The traditional chant has been sung at iconic moments in the club’s history for decades, throughout their century of history, including after securing qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Crooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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