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
Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Elaine Mitchell, who supervised and collected tolls for more than 20 years, says the toll booth experience opens up a window into drivers of every stripe, from the perpetually cranky to those that offer serenades with their money.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Thomas Smith, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Marsh male warbler simultaneously serenades its partner while grabbing a quick snack.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.
—Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Elaine Mitchell, who supervised and collected tolls for more than 20 years, says the toll booth experience opens up a window into drivers of every stripe, from the perpetually cranky to those that offer serenades with their money.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Last weekend, Warren was serenaded by Lana Del Rey backstage at Stagecoach Festival in California.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Marsh male warbler simultaneously serenades its partner while grabbing a quick snack.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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This intuitive device can automate lullabies and white noise on cue to comfort fussy babies, while daily reports track sleep habits including wake times and length of time.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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The new parents tried everything—rocking, feeding, lullabies—but nothing was working.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Verb
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This might be the most 1990s song to ever exist in the best possible way — a perfectly airy mix of programmed drums, keyboards, whooshing ocean sounds, and crooning backup singers.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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While Stapleton crooned, Kidman, 57, could be seen wrapping her hands around the honoree as the pair swayed side to side.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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In footage from the fun moment shared by the Roland-Garros, the No. 2 player in the world led the crowd in a celebratory chant.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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In 2022 the Equality Court of South Africa ruled that the chant does not constitute hate speech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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The whole montage was respectful and gracious, with a classical score, rather than a pop chipmunk warbling a sensitive ballad about dead people.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Peggy Seeger’s 1957 recording of it is a brisk, warbling take with arpeggiated acoustic guitar — a classic example of the kind of carefree-songbird tunes from the early folk revival.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The recent bond-market struggles are being treated by a growing chorus of investment professionals as an ominous message about the unreliability of once-safe assets, the obsolescence of the balanced stock-bond portfolio and the need for new sources of diversification.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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The voices of the opera’s chorus are being provided by a choir which John conducts, the Pacific Coast Chorale, supplemented by two onstage choristers.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The Wolf & Shepherd Crossover Plain Toe Derby Shoes are $87 off and sharp enough for weddings or work trips.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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There’s a sinful sort of glee in watching all of this unfold, knowing that the same mournful character might be the next one to die.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Dougal is this boy turning into a man, who has so much anger in him and wants to prove himself, and there's such glee behind the eyes in the way that Sam plays this character.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Serenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenade. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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