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Recent Examples of refrains
Her refrains center the desires underpinning MAITREYA CORSO.
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Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrains
choruses
Noun
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Arias, recitatives and choruses are more like ruminations from the King James Bible, as part of a spiritual journey.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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But for a band that distrusts pop blandishments, Cola have gotten a lot less coy about going for choruses that grab you and melodies that stick.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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“Refrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrains. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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