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chorus

[kawr-uhs, kohr-] / ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr- /




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The keening chorus is anchored by Roger Troutman, who enjoyed a series of 1980s hits with sprays of talk-box-warped vocals, while the blasting beat was produced by Dr. Dre, the chief architect of G-funk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

That helps put the attorney in the position of having an insight into her thinking, rather than a chorus of opinions from family members.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Now that you have the sweet chorus of “Can you take me higher?” in your head, our work here is done.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

She emerged from the weekend with half the media world and a chorus of Hollywood celebrities wildly applauding her bravery.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

The chorus of their interrogations bounced off the station's walls, and the lies she fed them rolled out with ease.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Arias, recitatives and choruses are more like ruminations from the King James Bible, as part of a spiritual journey.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Modern directors and adapters are wary of the civic and cosmic levels, perhaps out of fear that pagan prophets and citizen choruses will seem artificial or dated.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

A couple of years ago, comedian Jack Finnegan joked that Kiedis writes some of the most beautiful choruses in the world, only to flip into sounding like he’s experiencing a medical emergency during his verses.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

I was grateful that he did not say anything about Amaka’s statement, that he talked about the sweet-smelling rains instead and sang along with the robust Igbo choruses coming from his cassette player.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

Just lie back, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page chorused, and let us find the answers.

From Washington Post Apr. 28, 2023

“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

“A-menable,” the twins chorused in misery, barely stumbling over the unusual word.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

The 78ers follow the First Nations and the crowd is cheering and grinning, cries of “Thank you!” chorusing up from the stands.

From The Guardian Mar. 3, 2018

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

From Washington Times Jun. 8, 2015

The system flags trouble spots with an alphabet app—Jayden is having trouble with difference between “C “and “K,” for instance—that might be easy to miss when the whole class is chorusing the alphabet together.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2012

"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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