glee club

noun

Definition of glee clubnext
as in choir
an organized group of singers sang with the glee club in college

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Recent Examples of glee club The class was taught by Kevin Johnson, who’s also the longtime director of the school’s legendary glee club. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 The show, which ran until 2015, centered on New Directions, the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. — Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025 The musical comedy series, centering on William McKinley High's glee club, was a breakout performance for Criss, who played Blaine Anderson, Dalton Academy's lead singer and eventual love interest to Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer). — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glee club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glee club
  1. choir
  2. chorus
Noun
  • Rose, who put together the flash choir just a few weeks earlier, stepped off the stage to join them.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
  • Eddie, a mechanic, was also a deacon at the church, an usher and a member of the choir, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of choir
Noun
  • Foster effectively invented the idea of a professional songwriter; founded the American songbook and pioneered the now-standard verse-chorus structure; and inspired the intellectual-property law of music.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of chorus

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