Thesaurus results for ROUNDELAY

roundelay

noun

Definition of roundelay

as in chorus

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Recent Examples of roundelay At Houlihan Lokey, Swain persists in the headlong roundelay of networking that’s his calling card. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025 At the time, Garry Marshall’s star-studded roundelay of couples and non-couples making their way through Valentine’s Day was compared to Love, Actually, which had a similarly intercutting, multicharacter structure. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 The other two notable participants in the nearly farcical roundelay of romances are Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm (Cooper Grodin) and his wife, Charlotte (Sierra Boggess). — Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 Kusijanović, making her feature directing debut, plots the family’s dynamic through a roundelay of gazes and with near-geometric precision. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 The house had a feeling of being offstage, at least compared with the comic roundelay of Turtle Bay. — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2022 The story itself is pure Western pulp, a dime-store roundelay of banditos, lost dreams, and femme fatales. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2021 What followed was a frustrating roundelay in which Chime directed Robertson to the IRS, and the IRS directed her to Chime. — Carson Kessler, ProPublica, 6 July 2021

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Noun

The new threat assessment joins a chorus of Russia warnings from top European security officials and lawmakers in recent days.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
In the poppy, jingly track, Ahlers sings the chorus with a sparkling falsetto and the verses in a lower chest voice.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of chorus

Noun

The glee with which the abbey was dismantled reflected centuries of tension between the town authorities and the monks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The Astros’ fans seemed to appreciate Perez having fun, and after all these years, no one plays the game with more glee.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of glee

Noun

Gotta be honest, this instrumental version from one of those cover compilations of rock songs done lullaby-style for hipster parents is kind of great.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of lullaby

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The concert will include Renaissance madrigals—one English and one French.

— Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

Definition of madrigal

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Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Soon, United’s supporters were singing this weird ditty in salute to a goalkeeper who could be, well, in the grand tradition of the position, eccentric.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of ditty

Noun

Then came the Rock Chalk chant, rolling through the heart of London and drawing another round of puzzled looks from people passing by.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The central midfielder appeared to sarcastically applaud supporters, before repeating the actions of pointing to the sky and then making an eye-pointing gesture towards the section of the stand, off camera, from where the chant appears to emanate.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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