as in vocalists
one who sings
a famous opera singer will be performing at the gala opening of the arts center
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Recent Examples of singers
The free show involves a house band and local singers and musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments or grab a mic and sing their original songs or covers.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The indie film stars Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, real-life partners and the lead singers of Canadian alternative rock band July Talk.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 19 May 2026
His band has expanded, with horns, dancers, back-up singers, and — for some songs—a string section, with nearly 20 musicians onstage.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Some musicians tell stories, and some inspire their listeners to dance, but blues singers, perhaps more than any other popular musical artists, express their feelings.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The full lineup of singers and bands can be found at the radio's website.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
After all, the birds have been caught on video by Italian influencers and singers filming in Punta Marina.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
The driver, transporting 51 passengers — almost all young high school choir singers — pulled off of the highway and came to a stop, a noteworthy detail given the events that unfolded soon after.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
These include Canadian singers Michael Buble, Alanis Morissette and Alessia Cara, who are signed up and expected to star at Canada’s first group stage match against Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 12 in Toronto.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The indie film stars Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, real-life partners and the lead singers of Canadian alternative rock band July Talk.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 19 May 2026
His band has expanded, with horns, dancers, back-up singers, and — for some songs—a string section, with nearly 20 musicians onstage.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Some musicians tell stories, and some inspire their listeners to dance, but blues singers, perhaps more than any other popular musical artists, express their feelings.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The full lineup of singers and bands can be found at the radio's website.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
After all, the birds have been caught on video by Italian influencers and singers filming in Punta Marina.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
The driver, transporting 51 passengers — almost all young high school choir singers — pulled off of the highway and came to a stop, a noteworthy detail given the events that unfolded soon after.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
These include Canadian singers Michael Buble, Alanis Morissette and Alessia Cara, who are signed up and expected to star at Canada’s first group stage match against Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 12 in Toronto.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singers
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The multiplatinum-selling South Korean boy band, consisting of vocalists Suga, Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook, played an approximately two-hour show consisting of nearly two-dozen songs on this opening night of the Stanford run.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Notwithstanding the many great jazz vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Nat King Cole (a few of whom, like Billie Holiday, also sang the blues), jazz became a primarily instrumental music early on in its development.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The fun voices, the monologues, the movement, everything.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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“Singers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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