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as in choir
an organized group of singers the annual Christmas program presented by the church's chorus

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as in refrain
a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often the whole congregation will join in for the chorus

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chorus

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verb

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Noun
This is evident in the lyrics, yes, but even more in what’s not as obvious: the 600-watt sledgehammer production, the frantic tempo, and, yes, the senseless chanting in the chorus. Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025 There was the harsh bark of the Airedale, Pancho, and others in the hound chorus. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Oct. 2019 Outside Carnegie Hall, choir performers from Millennial Choirs and Orchestra chorused as the evening sun dipped low in the sky. Morgan Krakow, Washington Post, 14 July 2019 See All Example Sentences for chorus
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Noun
  • Shot in quivering close-ups, this coming-of-age film follows a reticent teenager from a religious household, and her all-girl choir’s trip to a convent.
    Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Born in Mississippi to sharecropper parents and raised in Chicago, Butler brought his church choir vocals to an early iteration of the Impressions after meeting Curtis Mayfield in the mid-1950s.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The most common refrain was a simmering concern about the upcoming anniversary show: There are only a few hundred seats in Studio 8H, and people were nervously awaiting their invitations.
    Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The call to action, which began circulating on social media last week, encouraged immigrants to skip work, keep their children home from school and refrain from shopping Monday.
    Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • However, Rachael’s younger sister Trinity Kirkconnell chimed into Gabby’s comments to shed some light on the timeline.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Oldenburg’s gloopy piles of toast would seem to be in direct opposition to Lever House’s midcentury polish, but his concerns chime here in slyly seditious ways.
    Max Lakin, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The top two responses were the ability to lead and the capacity to bring needed change.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In the car, Stone jammed his backpack between his knees, and the two siblings inched down Palisades Drive, the brush along the shoulder a roaring blaze.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Strong tornadoes possible Severe thunderstorms will roar to life south of where the heaviest rain falls Saturday.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Those plans, however, were tossed aside during the early stages of the Bolivarian Socialist Revolution and years of mismanagement and corruption caused production to fall bellow the level of one million barrels per day.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
  • He’s hauled out of bed to go hunting with his hard-ass, militaristic father Grady (Sam Jaeger), whose bellowing about trying to keep his son safe is almost as frightening as the growling beast that appears to be stalking them.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Cue the Keegan Murray chants and that insatiable need for more cowbells.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • 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

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“Chorus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorus. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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