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Recent Examples of vocalist Several fans assumed Jenner was the main vocalist, though Jenner shut down the rumors via Snapchat, stating that she was not involved in the music. Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 The singer is best known as the lead vocalist of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025 The lead vocalist and bassist of Rush was back at the museum that houses an impressive baseball collection Lee began donating to the museum nearly 20 years ago. Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 Earlier in his career, Freebairn-Smith was a session vocalist with such mostly-anonymous vocal groups as Singers Incorporated and The Ron Hicklin Singers. Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vocalist
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singer
Noun
  • But the experience inspired her to become a professional singer.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Rose, Chico, and Tupac made their official debut at the annual Dunbar talent show, a staple event held in the school auditorium that brought out singers and rappers, dancers and actors, jugglers and ventriloquists.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Vocalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalist. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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