as in lullaby
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover
wooed his lady with a serenade
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Recent Examples of serenade
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Across from the San Francisco Giants’ home base of Oracle Park, the audience swayed to British singer-songwriter Oliva Dean’s R&B-infused serenades at The One Party by Uber at Pier 48.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The farewell to Late Night host Stephen Colbert was in full swing Thursday, as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon dropped by to serenade his friend and fellow talk-show personality.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The serenade paid tribute to Colbert’s work on The Late Show, which will come to an end on May 21.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Across from the San Francisco Giants’ home base of Oracle Park, the audience swayed to British singer-songwriter Oliva Dean’s R&B-infused serenades at The One Party by Uber at Pier 48.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
As one of many grand gestures of his love, Hal reunites with his a cappella group, The Gentlemen Callers, to serenade Lois with Bruno Mars’ ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ in the aisles of the Lucky Aide.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
The farewell to Late Night host Stephen Colbert was in full swing Thursday, as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon dropped by to serenade his friend and fellow talk-show personality.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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In April 2019, Williams shared a nostalgic video of the two serenading her daughter Rowan with a Cheetah Girls hit-turned-lullaby via FaceTime.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Say, for instance, a fluffy Sasquatch, or a crooner of a moon in pajamas singing an old-timey lullaby to all the little ones seated cross-legged on the floor.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This being Florida, a chunk of the crowd apparently took that as a cue to launch into a patriotic chant.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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The chant has been a tradition in Mexican club and international football for years, and FIFA has been trying to stamp it out with warnings, fines and even full stadium closures since 2014.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Femme tunes trilled in the background.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Major stars from his talent agency joined the chorus calling for Casey Wasserman to resign as the chairman of LA28 after emails the mogul exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the Epstein files in February.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The verse is tethered to the earth; the chorus glides like a 747.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Verb
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In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
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Today there’s a rich universe of supplemental Pynchon material ranging from prose only an English PhD could unpack, to sharp analysis that makes the experience of reading Pynchon communal and fun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Oh, there were so many birds in the sky—flipped with glee when a referee called offside and overturned a Celtic FC goal in front of a frenzied crowd of 50,000 on a chilly, overcast day at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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There’s an element of sadistic, John Simonesque glee to his attacks on the personal appearances of actors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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