cantor

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Recent Examples of cantor At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor. Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026 One of the first, as a 15-year-old in 1954, was Born to Cry, inspired by Yossele Rosenblatt’s Jewish cantor recordings from the 1920s. Jeff Metcalfe, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Tears well in the eyes of those who dare to look at her as the cantor’s acapella vibrato fills the sanctuary. Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025 Among the parents challenging the law are two Jewish rabbis, a Jewish cantor, a Presbyterian reverend and a Baptist pastor. Jenna Sundel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cantor
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Noun
  • More than 600 choristers will perform at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla Music Society’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Finley went pro at an early age, collecting his first paychecks as a boy chorister at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Ottawa.
    Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In November 2025, Swalwell accused the FBI of failing to protect him and fellow Democratic lawmakers from credible threats while providing a protective detail for Patel's girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The legendary vocalist turned 58 on March 30 and chose her own birthday to deliver the news fans have been waiting years to hear.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • With a co-headlining run of dates with Def Leppard coming up, Schon asked former Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Jeff Scott Soto to join them for the tour.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022

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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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