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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
The parody ultimately allowed StarKid Productions, the musical theater company founded to produce A Very Potter Musical, to create a litany of other musicals and web series.
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Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Industry experts blame a litany of mistakes for Sears’ downfall, including how the retailer navigated competition, lost its identity and lacked foresight as e-commerce took off.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Their brutal approach to tracking down entertainers has earned them a litany of enemies.
—Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Industry experts blame a litany of mistakes for Sears’ downfall, including how the retailer navigated competition, lost its identity and lacked foresight as e-commerce took off.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Their brutal approach to tracking down entertainers has earned them a litany of enemies.
—Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
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Years of a gap of same-team coaching tenure between the Heat’s Erik Spoelstra and next closest on that list if Steve Kerr were to step aside as Warriors coach.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Here's our list of the five best space prison movies (in no particular order, don't get mad at the numbers).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Thank you for the prayers and support over the last year.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The advocacy group filed a similar suit against the Labor Department, where Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer hosts monthly prayer gatherings inspired by Hegseth.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Early data suggests the policies are beginning to have an effect — with a modest decline in short-term rental listings in Athens reported in 2026, Travel and Tour World said.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Each of the nine ships in the Windjammer fleet is individually owned and has a distinct personality, with beauty, grace, and speed as the unifying elements.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Adding to the divisions has been some governors’ invocation of Christian religion in their support of the clubs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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And nothing — no military coalition, no legal invocation, no emergency session of the UN Security Council — has been able to stop it.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Litany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litany. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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