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Recent Examples of croons
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
In between shots of his family time, Justin dances across the edge of the boat, sings straight at director Cole Bennett's camera and moodily croons while gazing at the floor.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croons
Verb
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If ginger beer sings with a dark rum, sing.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Johnson sings throughout the film, including on lyrical creations by Lin-Manuel Miranda.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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In late spring, the city hums with farmers’ markets, craft beer events and bike rides along blooming lakefront paths.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Performed from a third-person perspective, the perspective of the blues, Nourished by Time spins an old-fashioned yarn about a man working a restaurant job and writing ballads at night.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sound leans heavily on the lows but still keeps vocals and highs clear enough for everyday listening.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Her pin-drop verses drew the crowd forward (one table up front must might as well have been the Official Emily King Fan Club; these people were ecstatic), and by the end, ringing choruses filled the room without ever getting harsh.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The standards for staffing levels are based on federal regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Croons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croons. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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