Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motets
Noun
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Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At risk of being cast aside, Springsteen shed the rhyme-drunk ballads of his earlier work.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Coraline’s poppy swells and power ballads.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His singles are custom-made for arenas, with massive, cheery choruses reminiscent of peak ’80s MTV.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Bell continues to work with senior choruses, lends his voice to podcasts about musicals and Sondheim, and plans future productions with Bergen County Players.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since you’re still considered a federal employee on furlough, any job must fall within the federal government’s standards of ethical conduct and rules.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And the typical rules of decorum are loosened as a result — at least by golf standards.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Attendees bowed their head in prayer and sang along to hymns, while posters of Kirk lined the seats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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The crowd sang along to familiar hymns, with many raising their hands in praise and swaying to the rhythm.—
Amanda Castro
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Motets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motets. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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