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Recent Examples of dirge
The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
The result is closer in style and rhythm to the doomy slow-cinema dirges of Gus Van Sant, like Elephant or Gerry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Women in black mourning weeds gathered and hummed dirges.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
The result is closer in style and rhythm to the doomy slow-cinema dirges of Gus Van Sant, like Elephant or Gerry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Women in black mourning weeds gathered and hummed dirges.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirge
Noun
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Prominent among these are baseless critiques of the NAEP itself (lauded as the gold standard of achievement measures) and a lament that the science of reading — recently endorsed by more than 40 states — has failed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In classical terms, this begins as an Adagio in D minor — a slow lament led by a solo cello, that accelerates into a chaotic swell of strings.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it.—
Mathew Holloway,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Dirge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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