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Recent Examples of fight song
When Army plays Navy, the most stirring sight of all is what happens in the stands, when the cadets and midshipmen sing their respective fight songs, with tears in their eyes.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The Bruins made themselves at home practically from the moment the Rutgers band played their fight song as a courtesy before the game.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
After the Apalachee choir sang their rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, both teams burst through their banners as the crowd roared and the bands played their fight songs.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Everything has its own rhythm—from the clink of beer bottles to the sound of cheerleaders rallying the crowd and marching bands playing your alma mater’s fight song.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The Bruins made themselves at home practically from the moment the Rutgers band played their fight song as a courtesy before the game.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
After the Apalachee choir sang their rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, both teams burst through their banners as the crowd roared and the bands played their fight songs.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Everything has its own rhythm—from the clink of beer bottles to the sound of cheerleaders rallying the crowd and marching bands playing your alma mater’s fight song.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fight song
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Country music is known for its drinking songs, but this is just tedious.Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2024
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May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
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Gallagher plays Mate – the absence of proper names gives the musical the universality of a folk song – who genially greets and gives orders to ensemble of grizzled sailor-whalers setting off for the open sea.Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Northwest Arkansas Women's Chorus, previously the Bella Vista Women's Chorus, sings a wide variety of musical selections ranging from popular songs, show tunes, folk songs and spiritual arrangements to classic compositions of Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst and Johannes Brahms.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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While it's not confirmed how many games Swift will go to before the holidays, Travis' mom, Donna Kelce, gave an update on their Thanksgiving plans, which the pop star might not be able to attend.Michelle Lee, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The music magazine is naming the greatest pop stars of the 21st century and clocked the 34-year-old singer/songwriter at No. 2 on their list.Lisa Respers France, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Yet for longtime fans of her music, the film’s original soundtrack was the true payoff from the project, with plenty of heartfelt torch songs and eye-watering balladry across a track list that Gaga helmed with producers like Dave Cobb and Lukas Nelson, and artists like Mark Ronson and Jason Isbell.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Fight song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fight%20song. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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