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Recent Examples of refrains
Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair celebration Wednesday, June 24, with a speech that echoed several of his most familiar refrains, from lowering gas prices and criticizing former President Joe Biden to touting his border policies.
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Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Nashville approach prioritizes clear story lines and catchy refrains.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Her refrains center the desires underpinning MAITREYA CORSO.
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Caitlin Wolper Phillips,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
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Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
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Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
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Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Nashville approach prioritizes clear story lines and catchy refrains.
—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Her refrains center the desires underpinning MAITREYA CORSO.
—
Caitlin Wolper Phillips,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrains
choruses
Noun
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Notorious Knicks villains such as Trae Young, Joel Embiid and CJ McCollum received similarly contentious choruses in recent postseasons.
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People themselves keep those choruses alive.
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“Refrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrains. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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