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Recent Examples of refrain
Advertisement The current corporate refrain is that, while AI systems are increasingly capable of producing work, humans will still be needed to manage and orchestrate them.
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Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 May 2026
The performer, registered nurse Rod Salaysay, whistled the final refrain, causing patient Ruth Dennison’s feet to dance under the covers of her hospital bedding.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Time for fans to alter the refrain.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There is a common refrain about seasons that end in rings.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 May 2026
The performer, registered nurse Rod Salaysay, whistled the final refrain, causing patient Ruth Dennison’s feet to dance under the covers of her hospital bedding.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Time for fans to alter the refrain.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There is a common refrain about seasons that end in rings.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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Those are the choruses of some of the most popular songs by the Cocteau Twins, a band that seemed to come from out of nowhere with its own musical language, and its own deeply original way of using the English language.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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The clouds are a chorus behind them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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