1
as in list
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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as in prayer
an address to a deity or religious figure
In Catholic tradition, the Litany of the Saints is commonly sung at Mass the night before Easter.
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Recent Examples of litany
Despite the litany of charges and past convictions, Rodriguez was released from jail multiple times while living in sanctuary cities, federal authorities said.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
There are a litany of legislative proposals seeking to rein in prediction markets.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Criticisms of Jerome Powell That is the milder edge of a much sharper litany of criticisms Warsh has levied at Powell and the current Fed.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Others were skeptical, noting that Tehran was already facing a litany of economic penalties that had little impact on its behavior.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
There are a litany of legislative proposals seeking to rein in prediction markets.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Criticisms of Jerome Powell That is the milder edge of a much sharper litany of criticisms Warsh has levied at Powell and the current Fed.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Others were skeptical, noting that Tehran was already facing a litany of economic penalties that had little impact on its behavior.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
Noun
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The Padres placed Cruz on the restricted list in mid-March and have declined further comment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The annual list, compiled from Social Security card applications submitted at birth, offers a snapshot of the names parents across the country chose most often in 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The actor’s mom, Joyce Patton, also shared the news on Facebook and asked for prayers for her son.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam Arneson of Sotheby’s International Realty represents the property, which is eligible for a Mills Act contract, the listing reads.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Further details, including cinema listings, will be announced soon.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Mira looked at it, then at me, and chose grace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Swanson was credited with nine assists, including running in on some slow rollers, getting to balls headed up the middle, making some dazzling spin moves and showing grace under pressure to help the Cubs (21-12) win their 14th of 17 games overall and 10th straight home game.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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As prospective farmers struggled to clear forests for rice fields in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaya, their efforts might have been accompanied by mystical incantations like this invocation against Iblis, the Devil in Islamic tradition.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2026
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