as in lists
a long stated list of things one after another
Nobody wants to deal with a coworker who repeats the same litany of complaints day after day.
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Recent Examples of litanies
Keeping the camera still in a courthouse’s small, windowless chambers, Depardon depicts these face-to-face showdowns as litanies of misery, as the officials make suspects confront the grim circumstances leading to their arrests.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.
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Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
Given the linguistic polyphony, even Spanish speakers will need to consult translations to understand her litanies.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family.
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Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Each night, strange visitors whisper litanies in an unknown tongue.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.
—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
Given the linguistic polyphony, even Spanish speakers will need to consult translations to understand her litanies.
—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family.
—
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Each night, strange visitors whisper litanies in an unknown tongue.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litanies
Noun
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Friday’s nuptials, also at MSG, were much larger, with a vast guest list of A-lists, industry folk, and musicians.
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Last month, 50 Best Pizza released its annual lists of the best pizzerias in the United States.
Noun
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But the owners were dragging their feet, which afforded David time to browse listings for homes for sale in the country, amid cornfields, red barns and silos.
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The leading labs are also preparing for stock market listings, and settling the question of the government's role before their shares trade would remove a major overhang for prospective investors.
Noun
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Complete 10–15 repetitions per leg.
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Aim for three sets of the exercise and keep the repetitions low, around three to five.
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“Litanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litanies. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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