Thesaurus results for SINGS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sing

as in chants

to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in intones

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in cries

to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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cries
calls

as in informs

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

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sings

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noun

plural of sing

as in jam sessions

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Recent Examples of sings

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Soprano Michelle Allie Drever sings the title role, while tenor Maxwell Ary is Ruggero, the object of her conflicted affections. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The future of opera may depend less on who sings the next great aria than on who feels invited to stay after the curtain falls. — Helmut Paul, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Chaka Khan sings her heart out at HarbourView Equity Partners’ signature concert series, Las’ Set, in Cannes, France on June 25. — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Confidence in God as ever-present Love sings through the ages in this hymn. — Kit Cornell Kurtz, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026 Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Plus, dynamic vocalist Melody Betts sings R&B and soul classics. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sings

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The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.

— Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of chants

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Since 2018, Microsoft has answered those curmudgeons’ cries with the Surface Laptop line, now in its eighth generation.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026

Definition of cries

Verb

Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.

— Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
In a brief filing, Google’s legal team informs the court that Google is prepared to begin distributing third-party app stores in Google Play on July 22.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of informs

Noun

Songs gain their power from repetition, while symphonies gain theirs from transformation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

Definition of symphonies

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The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of vocalizes

Verb

Speaking from beyond the grave, Andy Warhol talks with Jasper Dean about the latter’s love for Beat poets and Cameron Winter.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
The Emmy nominee talks her introduction to horror and exploring the origins of the original killer.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of talks

Noun

Their deals with Spotify and Netflix fizzled, and Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand reportedly is struggling to offload her jams and other products.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026