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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motets
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This is done with Taub’s sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Instead of the traditional alternation of sung-text recitative and arias (songs), verismo operas are more seamless in how songs are interwoven with the story.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Every year, these flashy performances — from classic movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms to Bond themes to power ballads — are the highlight of an already ridiculously flashy ceremony.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Turnpike Troubadours shows are communal affairs — a blend of high-energy jams and heartfelt ballads.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Channelling the ’80s via Kate Bush and Cyndi Lauper, Hollingworth revels in rollicking choruses fit for shoulder pads.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
16 Jan. 2026
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When experienced live, its commanding choruses, exquisite vocal solos, awesome symphonic score and theatrical libretto can produce such a staggering emotional intensity that some music fans half-jokingly refer to it as Verdi’s best opera.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The state spent more than $20 billion without uniform standards to measure effectiveness.—
Julie Watts,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Psalms of the fifth century BC posited seventy years as the standard length of a human life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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Craig Conway) Psalms Of The People (Salim Nan Daoine) (dir.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the service, after the hymns and prayers, the congregation stood to applaud, and the pastor stepped back.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But a few Welsh place names have been added, along with Welsh-language hymns.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Motets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motets. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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