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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenaded
Verb
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Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.—
Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Beltrán trolled his own teammate on national television by drawing fake hair on his head with it.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Serenaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenaded. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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