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Recent Examples of cantor
Items that would eventually fill 38 boxes were preserved by David Shiff, a retired cantor who served at the Midchester Jewish Center in Yonkers for nearly 50 years.
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Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
On Friday night, Bern-Vogel and the cantor of the Bielefeld synagogue led Shabbat services together.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
Our bass player is the head cantor at the Greek Orthodox Church off Airport Rd.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
In the film, Schwartzman is a cantor struggling with his faith, while Kane plays his grade school music teacher who reenters his life.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
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Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
On Friday night, Bern-Vogel and the cantor of the Bielefeld synagogue led Shabbat services together.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
Our bass player is the head cantor at the Greek Orthodox Church off Airport Rd.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
In the film, Schwartzman is a cantor struggling with his faith, while Kane plays his grade school music teacher who reenters his life.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantor
Noun
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Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The San Diego Children’s Choir spring concert is set for 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, featuring about 300 young choristers.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2024
Noun
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Her parents are model London King and comedian Rob Schneider, who divorced when the singer was still an infant.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the early 1960s, singer Bing Crosby purchased a Bay Area estate as a surprise for his wife Kathryn, according to Sotheby’s International Realty.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.—
Lucia Ruan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 May 2023
Noun
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That's because the venerable vocalist and pianist, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 88 in New York, never actually set a date with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the organization said Monday in a social media post that paid tribute to Flack.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pirouette is described as a somewhat pop-indebted piece of work, with vocalist Cole Haden channeling childhood heroes like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2025
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
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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