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Recent Examples of refrain
Rafsanjani insisted, in a refrain that would be repeated by Iranian leaders in the future, that his country only wanted nuclear energy.
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Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sumney — who had roles in A24’s The Idol and MaXXXine — describes a common refrain among today’s recording artists dipping their toes into broader entertainment.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
With the scale of potential job disruption AI agents could cause, Cherny repeated a common refrain used by Anthropic leaders.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
There was a common refrain about buying Punch a gun.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
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Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sumney — who had roles in A24’s The Idol and MaXXXine — describes a common refrain among today’s recording artists dipping their toes into broader entertainment.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
With the scale of potential job disruption AI agents could cause, Cherny repeated a common refrain used by Anthropic leaders.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
There was a common refrain about buying Punch a gun.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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But the chorus is watching, and the hour is late.—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The clips featured the band recording the song in the middle of the desert, with the snippet highlighting the back half of the pre-chorus and the first half of the chorus.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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