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Recent Examples of troubadour
His passing closes a chapter for fans and fellow artists who saw him as a crucial bridge between genre icons and new voices, embodying the restless spirit of the American troubadour.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The troubadour had done his homework.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Thank you for being a lifer, for being a shirtless, sunburned troubadour, for your friendship, your songs and all the laughs.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The troubadour had done his homework.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Thank you for being a lifer, for being a shirtless, sunburned troubadour, for your friendship, your songs and all the laughs.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubadour
Noun
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One diehard fan in attendance that afternoon: John Mellencamp, bard of Indiana, who's been going to Hoosier games ever since his father took him as a kid.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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But there’s nothing slack, or lazy, or subjective, or self-indulgent, about the elaborate verse-craft of those bards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Weir took his place as a key songwriter and singer, in addition to rhythm guitar.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the country singer shared a recipe for her mom’s famous cherry cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
Noun
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The attraction is local jazz/soul vocalist Ysanne.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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Few people would consider a career as a regional, impersonator-style vocalist to be worthwhile; even fewer would, having attained such a career, try to make themselves into something more than a novelty act.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Troubadour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubadour. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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