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as in chanted
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 informed
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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Recent Examples of sung
The traditional chant has been sung at iconic moments in the club’s history for decades, throughout their century of history, including after securing qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Those famous re-recordings of the Mexican anthem have been sung by icons like Vicente Fernández, Alejandro Fernández, and Luis Miguel.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
His mother was once an aspiring singer and has sung background vocals on Lacy’s songs, along with his sisters.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
Writers as diverse as Stephen King, Damon Knight, Dan Simmons, and Carmen Maria Machado have sung its praises as one of the scariest stories ever told.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days of praises being sung far and wide about elite defenders.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Just begs to be sung loud and lustily.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Its sneering tone of youthful derision took on new dimensions and a chilling sense of pathos when sung by a 75-year-old musician approaching his final chapter in life.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See the full setlist here The music does a lot of the legwork, stadium-ready with massive, no-frills choruses begging to be sung back to him by hoards of devotees.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Those famous re-recordings of the Mexican anthem have been sung by icons like Vicente Fernández, Alejandro Fernández, and Luis Miguel.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
His mother was once an aspiring singer and has sung background vocals on Lacy’s songs, along with his sisters.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
Writers as diverse as Stephen King, Damon Knight, Dan Simmons, and Carmen Maria Machado have sung its praises as one of the scariest stories ever told.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days of praises being sung far and wide about elite defenders.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Just begs to be sung loud and lustily.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Its sneering tone of youthful derision took on new dimensions and a chilling sense of pathos when sung by a 75-year-old musician approaching his final chapter in life.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sung
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Outside the facility Saturday, protesters gathered with bold banners and chanted in Spanish and Korean, demanding justice for the hundreds of workers detained.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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As young children and grown men cheered and chanted his name around the eighteenth green, the electricity in the air was palpable.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the high-energy number, which at times resembled a block party and at other times a protest, Carpenter called on a number of drag stars.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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When people violate the rules, the policy instructs the officer to first work to educate the rider to make sure they’re informed, rather than step right to enforcement.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Berry’s approach is informed very much by her own experiences coming up in the rough and tumble of investment banking.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Medevdev has always vocalized his venom inside.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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But what if the bees talked back?—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Giorgio Armani has created a unique, unmistakable style that has evolved over time but has never betrayed its essence in the slightest.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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With Alexe Godin and Andrew Spencer safe from winning the last challenge, the cast voted for Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards to stay after bombshell rumors that Kat Izzo had betrayed Dale Moss.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Sung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sung. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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