crooners

Definition of croonersnext
plural of crooner

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Noun
  • There's also a lineup of documentaries whose subjects include singers Courtney Love and Marianne Faithfull, tennis legend Billie Jean King, author Salman Rushdie, and topics like artificial intelligence, summitting K2, and children competing to sell the most Girl Scout cookies.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Orthodox Jews viewed the pop-up novelty with its mixed troupes as an abomination, but young female actors and singers embraced the emancipatory promise of the stage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Words on love and politics are whispered and rapped in English, Spanish, Yupik, and Tlingit, and a cast of guest vocalists rotate in and out, yet the mood never breaks.
    Petala Ironcloud, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Parton wrote the tune herself, but, like the new version, the album featured several notable guests including Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Minnie Pearl, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubb as backing vocalists.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Crooners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooners. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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