as in lullaby
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover
wooed his lady with a serenade
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Recent Examples of serenade
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Cake is served for my brother’s birthday and my son is very excited and sings a lovely birthday serenade.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Anthony Davis is the league’s second-leading scorer, and as he’s stepped to the foul line, the crowd has serenaded him on multiple occasions.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
On Sunday, the Puerto Rican trap star visited NPR Music for a performance that featured special guest, the singer Lia Kali, and a sweet serenade for his mom, who was in the crowd.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Cake is served for my brother’s birthday and my son is very excited and sings a lovely birthday serenade.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
The 4 biggest moments from Latto's Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour show in Cincinnati
Fans serenade Mariah the Scientist over FaceTime
Singer-songwriter Mariah the Scientist was scheduled to open for Latto, alongside Karrahbooo, but canceled her performance.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Anthony Davis is the league’s second-leading scorer, and as he’s stepped to the foul line, the crowd has serenaded him on multiple occasions.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
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Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Luckily, a lullaby by her mom is filled with magic that sends her off into a slumber filled with adventurous dreams.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Fan video of the special moment found Harlow, dressed in a dark double-breasted suit with a light blue shirt and black tie, expertly crooning the song over the sweep of strings to whoops of delight from the audience.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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With every command the singer crooned into the mic, his guitar wailed right back.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
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These rallies, filled with chants, music and group dances, are so far going peacefully.Ian Pannell, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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To his credit, Barkley isn't letting the chants get to his head and is keeping himself focused on his No. 1 goal: helping the Eagles score wins en route to a Super Bowl berth.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Celtic Tenors Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The Celtic Tenors — Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson — have been warbling together for years and are back on a U.S. tour with a special Christmas set.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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Fans only need to wait a few weeks to warble along with Erivo and Ariana Grande — interactive sing-along screenings of the film are set to premiere on Christmas Day.William Earl, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
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At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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The chords are the same in the verse and the chorus.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That lasting unity is reflected gorgeously in the song's chorus, as indie breakout MJ Lenderman joins Crutchfield over cozy banjo and guitars to deliver the richest harmonies of the year.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
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Much of this diaspora has also responded to Assad’s downfall with astonished glee, some rushing to return home.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet there’s much more to be said about Ohanian’s original article, as well as the glee with which conservatives seized on its headline claim as the basis for largely groundless attacks on California’s economic policies.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Serenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenade. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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