serenaded

Definition of serenadednext
past tense of serenade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenaded
Verb
  • Marcel In the heat of the afternoon, the Fort Worth blues singer Marcel — as in Brandon Marcel, a close collaborator and backing singer for Leon Bridges — crooned his way through a half-hour set while Bridges swayed and applauded from the side of the stage.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • On a cool December evening as raindrops polka-dotted the pavement, longtime street performer Onunze Ubaka, 72, crooned Motown classics to a virtually empty corner off the usually busy Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • During her performance, Bell trilled through possible name changes for actors.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The gallery hummed with the ideal number and mix of people—reverent Sherald fans, art students in statement glasses, and little kids rushing up to the massive canvases and screaming in delight.
    Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Generators hummed as families gathered outside campers and horse trailers to share barbecue and beers.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Cornyn has defended the bipartisan gun law, has chided Hunt over missing votes in Washington and relentlessly trolled Paxton over his divorce, allegations of infidelity and issues surrounding his impeachment.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Charania recently reported that Antetokounmpo was in blockbuster trade talks; the Milwaukee Bucks then trolled ESPN’s insider after the trade deadline.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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