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chorus

[kawr-uhs, kohr-] / ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr- /




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There’s a really bad pun in the chorus, which was intentional: “Cry me an ocean of one-liners.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

She also referenced the chorus of criticism that many homes along California's coast belong to the wealthy or are second homes, and that they never should've been built on such a vulnerable landscape.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, the chorus of people who claim to have never heard the song grows louder every single day.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The chorus of “Stone Fruit” has a lot in common with that of the title track, and “Two Fried” reprises elements of “Lucky.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

When the singers returned to the chorus, he sang along with them.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

And just like she promises in my summer staple, Bonnie Tyler’s huge choruses and blockbuster anthems will be ravishing us until the end of this endless night.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Blending folk-infused pop songs with anthemic choruses, he has built a reputation for emotionally open songwriting.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Fortunately, the new records are roughly divisible by genre and aesthetic and thus are easy to differentiate: “Iceman” is the pure rap record, where guest spots, choruses and even hooks are few.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

All around us the noise level rises and falls, punctuated by choruses of alohas sung out by greeters and families alike.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Another Slate colleague, at a bar in southern Italy, reported that all the Americans similarly looked at their phones at once and chorused “Guilty!”

From Slate ● May 30, 2024

“We are revolutionaries. We are free,” they chorused.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2021

“This land you knew will still be singing,” they chorused.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2017

For whatever reason — faith, common sense, a well-functioning moral compass and BS detector — Butler found it within himself to say “no” while a powerful, high-minded flock all around him chorused “yes.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2016

"The thunder of his hooves!" the others chorused.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

It can be hard on the eardrums when all those cicadas get together in those trees and start chorusing.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

This time, you have chosen to call in, to take a couple of minutes of your day to hear some Hall and Oates, or “My Old Kentucky Home,” or a tinny recording of chorusing cicadas.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2021

BST03:17 This is the kind of scene that Cameron and his team must have been hoping for when planning his visit to Lebanon – Syrian refugee children chorusing “thank you” to the prime minister.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2015

Arkansas is also home to annual cicadas, which will emerge and begin their chorusing.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2015

"I'd like to shake hands with you, just once," Blanche said in a low voice, while the rest were chorusing.

From A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London


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