troubadours

plural of troubadour

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Recent Examples of troubadours There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew. Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025 That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubadours
Noun
  • The Orb comes celebrity-approved, too, with watch-loving singers Ed Sheeran and John Mayer both owning titanium examples.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, The Bear actor is hardly the first actor to try their luck behind the mic, portraying legendary singers in their onscreen life stories.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While dance music vocalists often live in the shadows of the scene, her goal is to put herself, her voice, her personality and her stories at the fore.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both songs appear to be passionate ballads by the two impressive vocalists, with Erivo lending her melodic riff to Dorothy’s iconic line.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

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