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Recent Examples of vocalist Later that evening, the same stage will host one of Abyss’s musical inspirations, Chad Gray, lead vocalist of Mudvayne. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 Chuck Varga, a founding member and vocalist of the shock-rock heavy metal band GWAR, has died following a battle with cancer. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 On the other hand, the call sheet reads like a who’s who of modern musical theater; a company of vocalists so talented that limiting their range to the spoken word is akin to gathering the world’s Olympians and asking them all to play badminton. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalist
singer
Noun
  • In her monologue, Johnson, who split up with Coldplay singer Chris Martin and singer-songwriter Role Model since her last time hosting the show, makes a comparison to her newest film, Verity.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Vocalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalist. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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