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Recent Examples of carol
Noun
The sights and sounds of Christmas, like twinkling lights, cozy fires, and familiar carols, help create the holiday magic. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 And so our investment carol concludes, not with partridges and pear trees, but with timeless wisdom that could grow your wealth tree for generations to come. Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The song hits plenty of holiday reference points — pumpkin pie, caroling, boughs of holly. David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 Where: The tree lighting ceremony is at the Rotunda (235 W. Broadway); the participants will begin at the Rotunda and will carol through downtown Waukesha and end at Riverfront Plaza (29 Riverfront St.) for the Walk of Lights illumination ceremony. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for carol
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carol
Noun
  • A lot of hymns and negro spirituals are communication.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The pair sang along to hymns and the UK’s national anthem, and smiled while watching the performances.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Hundreds of people gathered at the corner of Southwest 177th Avenue and 12th Street, holding signs and chanting outside the overcrowded Krome Detention Center entrance on Saturday.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Dozens of protesters swarmed the courthouse Friday morning, waving flags, holding signs and chanting outside the building.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The rapper’s latest includes wistful trap anthems ruminating on his trials and tribulations, as well as menacing drill tracks and more melodic songs tapping into his romantic side to cater to his female fan base — all of which were run by Durk’s legal team before heading to streaming services.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gay anthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The two groups yelled at each other while the Christians also sang and called on Grotto members to accept Jesus.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Relatives and friends sing dozens of traditional songs, and special dancers accompany her at appropriate times.
    Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • One Step Back Game Informer celebrated their return by releasing their Game of the Year awards, celebrating the excellent gaming achievements of 2024, albeit a bit late.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Waltz celebrated the operation’s launch with a fluent string of emojis: 👊🇺🇸🔥.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Their relationship is romantic in a platonic sense, yet there is also nothing wrong with shipping these two — God bless.
    John DeVore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The beautiful island of Jamaica, which I am blessed enough to call home, was not just a simple backdrop for our #Sheacation, but the country’s culture was truly engrained into every aspect of the trip.
    Kayla Greaves, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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