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Recent Examples of refrain
Residents were urged to avoid outdoor burning, refrain from parking vehicles on dry grass, and delay spark-producing activities until calmer conditions returned.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Follow these recommendations from the NWS to stay safe in heavy rain:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Conversely, in cat cafes, refrain from feeding the residents outside food.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The refrain among those in the organization is that Painter is two years removed from Tommy John surgery.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Follow these recommendations from the NWS to stay safe in heavy rain:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Conversely, in cat cafes, refrain from feeding the residents outside food.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The refrain among those in the organization is that Painter is two years removed from Tommy John surgery.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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Horan, dressed in jeans and a long-sleeve white shirt made his way to the stage holding an acoustic guitar and gave Mendes a big hug as the duo broke into song together, crooning the ballad’s chorus together.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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But even atop those peaks, the orchestra and chorus remained well-balanced, and the chorus’s diction impeccable.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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