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Recent Examples of refrain
But, in a refrain that is becoming standard early this season, the special teams success did not lead to five-on-five momentum.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
City spending, budget woes shape City Council race The desire to tighten the city’s budget belt was another refrain that appeared to play well with the crowd.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies frequently reiterates the title’s refrain and draws parallels between AI superintelligence and the possibility of nuclear war.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Viewers will hear a sing-song refrain in Phoenix after key buckets.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
City spending, budget woes shape City Council race The desire to tighten the city’s budget belt was another refrain that appeared to play well with the crowd.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies frequently reiterates the title’s refrain and draws parallels between AI superintelligence and the possibility of nuclear war.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Viewers will hear a sing-song refrain in Phoenix after key buckets.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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The song kicks off with a string orchestra introduction followed by a Carmina Burana-like chorus and then Rosalía singing in an operatic soprano voice — in three languages.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starting as a chorus pig on The Muppet Show in the mid-1970s, Miss Piggy gradually became a bigger part of the series, before becoming an icon in the late ’70s and early ’80s.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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