as in hymn
a religious song
sang carols at the Christmas Eve service
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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
landscape photographs that carol the majesty and monumentality of Yosemite Valley
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Recent Examples of carol
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Today, a carol is a religious folk song or popular hymn (like a Christmas tune).
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
Where: The tree lighting ceremony is at the Rotunda (235 W. Broadway); the participants will begin at the Rotunda and will carol through downtown Waukesha and end at Riverfront Plaza (29 Riverfront St.) for the Walk of Lights illumination ceremony.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carol
Noun
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Frost is the president of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, giving recitals and leading hymn concerts throughout the country.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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The hymn originated as a poem written by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, with its verses paired with music composed by Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cue the Keegan Murray chants and that insatiable need for more cowbells.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Protesters gathered outside their home for weeks, chanting for justice and demanding answers, while media outlets closely followed their every move.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration has praised Musk's effort, and indicated far more is on the way.—
Andre Tartar Bloomberg News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump’s musings about annexations led to Canadians booing the U.S. anthem, which likely had something to do with all that fighting in the teams’ first meeting of the tournament.—
Alex Kirshner,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The teams have a storied rivalry, regardless of anthems.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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With guitar in hand, Sandler sings and does baby talk in the way that audiences have come to expect from his work.—
Will DiGravio,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Chalamet grabs a guitar and harmonica and sings the hits as his young Dylan rises quickly in the New York music scene and finds chemistry on and off stage with Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Set collective benchmarks, whether improving efficiency or patient outcomes, and celebrate those achievements together.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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On March 8, Gaga will celebrate her second time hosting SNL and her fifth time performing on the sketch show.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Drake has continued to bless fans experiencing financial hardship during his Anita Max Wynn Tour through Australia.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Last May, during a celebration of the Camargo’s discovery, a young priest from the quilombo went to sea to bless the excavation.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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