litany

noun

Definition of litanynext
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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2
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 While last week's SEC Media Days saw plenty of coaches putting themselves in the spotlight with a litany of quotes, one coach from the Southeastern Conference rose above the rest. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Despite the litany of genres and influences that Avenged Sevenfold pack into this EP, there really isn’t a lot to chew on. — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 First, Chesney points to his resume, a litany of small schools who accumulated big victories, a dossier that includes only one losing season and none in the last seven years. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Already the epicenter for brick-and-mortar purveyors of luxury, Beverly Hills has a new addition to its litany of A-list ateliers, the Mercedes-Benz Studio Los Angeles. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for litany
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
  1. list
  2. prayer
  3. listing
  4. grace
  5. thanksgiving
  6. invocation
Noun
  • Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina were added to a list that included Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, the list of items includes $9,000 in cash and multiple iPads, iPhones, laptops and hard drives.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • The unknowable force that does not lend itself to hope, prayer, diligent actions, good intentions or rigorous effort.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Please keep her family, her fellow deputies, and the entire Lexington County community in your prayers.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayer
Noun
  • There is also evidence from the 2017 solar eclipse that even temporary increases in demand for short-term rentals can result in a persistent increase in local Airbnb listings.
    — Tim Komarek, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That outlay is nearly as much as the amount raised in the biggest initial public offering ever before SpaceX’s record listing in June.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of listing
Noun
  • Realizing that truth would be a route toward not only better preparedness going forward but also a more general granting of grace.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Cunningham, however, received no such grace after speaking out in defense of women's sports.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of grace
Noun
  • In the letters that Wilson collected, there are countless appeals to God, prayers for help and understanding and prayers of thanksgiving for strength and mercy.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • In fact, some Thanksgivings have seen multiple balloons go down in the parade.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of thanksgiving
Noun
  • Redolent of palo santo, leather, tobacco flowers, and patchouli, its invocation of campfire and church incense will keep the aura of sacred smoke around you all day.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Their selective invocations of Washington may have obscured his complicity, but some abolitionists truly believed doing so would help bring the horror of American slavery to an end.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
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