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.
—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
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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The journalist moves in the shadows, having been put onto dangerous lists and seen several colleagues either killed or severely harmed at the hands of the mercenaries.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tuition cost doesn’t show up anywhere on voter lists of important concerns.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The one time evergreen listings may be real is when the job listing is for a part-time gig — such as Uber, DoorDash or another gig platform.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Early mornings, weight room sessions, batting cage repetitions and countless hours of practice were all part of the process.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Repeat for 10-12 repetitions (reps) of the movement and perform three to four sets.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Litanies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litanies. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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