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as in anthem
a religious song
our Sunday church services always open with a hymn
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as in tribute
a formal expression of praise
the documentary on the Shakers is essentially a hymn to the simple life
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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move
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Recent Examples of hymn
Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Devotees then perform special prayers and chant hymns as part of the rituals seeking his blessings.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2022
But this wasn’t a flattening of hierarchies of the sort long hymned in Silicon Valley reveries of the online demos.
—Nathaniel Friedman, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2019
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The cast members descend the aisles lit by candlelight, singing a mesmerizing hymn that unites the people who will soon fill the town.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Devotees then perform special prayers and chant hymns as part of the rituals seeking his blessings.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound.
—Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2022
But this wasn’t a flattening of hierarchies of the sort long hymned in Silicon Valley reveries of the online demos.
—Nathaniel Friedman, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2019
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There were minor scuffles in the stands and some booed the Israeli anthem, Reuters reported.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The album doesn’t need the single anthems to accomplish his goal and make noise commercially as Tyler will be riding Chromakopia into another set of Grammy nominations in ‘26.Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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There was a Beatles medley to represent the ’60s, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute for the ’80s and a bit of Taylor Swift to bring us up to date.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Celine Dion has paid tribute to iconic producer/arranger/composer and bandleader Quincy Jones, following his death Sunday at age 91.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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In our review of the AirPods 4, our expert Tim Gideon praised the impressive bass response these earbuds deliver, as well as the hands-free Siri access and the possibility to use gestures to interact with the assistant.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Read Article > Elon Musk spent Election Day on X praising men, amplifying anti-immigrant conspiracies, and accusing Democrats of voter fraud.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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A little less than half these psalms are attributed to King David, about a third are anonymous, and the rest are attributed to a variety of authors.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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Traffic citations are pending as Major Accident Detectives continue investigating.Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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The city will cover the remaining costs through local funding and citation revenues, but the state has required the city to reinvest any net revenue from the program into traffic calming measures.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nelson Agholor #15 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates his touchdown reception against the Cincinnati Bengals with Mark Andrews #89 during the first quarter at M&T Bank Stadium, in Baltimore, on Thursday.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The wine was again flowing Friday afternoon as the store celebrated its 60th birthday — and in nearly the same location.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Like the honorary professorship, the flood of congressional commendations appear to be a legitimizing tool for Dorje Chang.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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The commendation celebrates Hyland’s outspoken advocacy for survivors of relationship abuse and simultaneously builds on Purina’s Purple Leash Program, which provides resources and support to help domestic violence shelters go pet-friendly so survivors with pets can remain together.Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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We’re blessed this week with two crew nights out and a guest being finicky about drink garnishes.Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hymn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hymn. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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