chorus 1 of 2

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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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Recent Examples of chorus
Noun
Retailers responsible for several of America’s go-to shopping destinations are among a growing chorus of companies warning that prices may be going up because of the administration’s tariff hikes. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 May 2025 It was narrated by a chorus of voices, one per chapter, and at the center was a good-hearted contractor, Bobby Mahon. Ann Levin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Verb
Most of the monitoring is done during spring evenings, when male toads gather to chorus and breed. Dallas News, 2 May 2022 Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. Lily Jackson | [email protected], al, 8 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for chorus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorus
Noun
  • Her father had been a high school band director before becoming associate superintendent of the Fresno school district, and her mother, an administrator at California State University, sang in the church choir.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
  • Bright: One of the kids in the choir said it the best recently.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Pending a final decision, the court ordered earlier this month that Venezuela refrain from holding elections in the territory.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
  • Halls, who has since retired from the industry, agreed to pay a $500 fine, participate in a firearms safety class, refrain from taking drugs or alcohol and complete 24 hours of community service.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • This chimed with the player, who was keen for greater responsibility and to be the one getting on the end of chances inside the 18-yard box.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • The Calibre 953, which includes seven patented functions, is merely the latest in a long line of chiming watches stretching back to 1870, when the maison completed its first minute repeater.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After the stock market plunged in response to the levies, Trump paused the reciprocal tariffs for most countries, lowering the tariffs to a universal 10% rate.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • The diminished virulence that the pathogen evolved in response to more of its hosts dying potentially caused these earlier plague pandemics to fizzle out.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Rabb grabbed the ball and raced up the left sideline, roaring past four defenders who had been caught flat-footed while focusing on James.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • As revolutions roared and factories rose, human worth became increasingly tied to productivity.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Inside, a tattooed sauna keeper with muscles that looked like bundles of paracord talked us through the history of the Icelandic sauna, then snapped a towel in front of each of our faces to direct the heat toward us like a fireplace bellows.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black or white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Chorus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorus. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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