refrain

as in chorus
a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often I didn't know the verses of the song, so I only sang on the refrain

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Recent Examples on the Web McFadden Three-and-out (2:29 p.m.): Greg Dulcich short of the sticks on third down, replacing Noah Fant short of the sticks as Broncos fans’ least favorite weekly refrain. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024 The refrain has become a mantra for Hudson, one that’s finally starting to yield results as a redshirt junior. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 Each refrain swells into a cascade of ideas, a musical representation of the inside of Woolf’s troubled and brilliant mind. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 And the refrain insists that these choices will lead us to a world of greater peace. Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for refrain 

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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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