as in lullaby
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover
wooed his lady with a serenade
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Recent Examples of serenade
Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The College Football Playoff in Atlanta is getting a serenade.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Timothée Chalamet is the latest celebrity to be serenaded by Harry Daniels.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That final funeral procession and Emilia’s symbolic transformation into a virgin seems inspired by Mexico’s rich history of serenades to and worship of the Virgen de Guadalupe.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The College Football Playoff in Atlanta is getting a serenade.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
With an unforgivable 131-minute running time, The Kissing Booth 2 drags out Elle’s meaningless temptation by hot new transfer student Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez), who serenades her on the beach by apparently pulling a guitar out of thin air.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Timothée Chalamet is the latest celebrity to be serenaded by Harry Daniels.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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In a TikTok video posted on Dec. 1, Cassidy sits with her son and mother-in-law, who sings the lullaby written in honor of Jared.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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One of the loveliest moments of the opera comes as the children head to sleep, and an off-stage chorus (Potts, Wolverton plus Siena Forest and Alex Ritchie) sing a kind of lullaby.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The record-breaking superstar and brand partner will bring his country croons recognizable moves to the stage for fans 21+ during sport’s biggest weekend.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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One recent afternoon at the coffeehouse Partisan Café Artisanal, a favorite stop in the Upper Marais for those in the fashion and creative industries, Sade crooned overhead while a parade of coffee seekers, including Salome Bravard, 24, filed in.—
Vivian Song,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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There were chants in support of Chelsea’s previous owner Roman Abramovich — as well as the club’s most successful head coach, Jose Mourinho — during the 90 minutes that February day.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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At a pro-Palestinian street protest in Columbus, Ohio, last fall, demonstrators march to the rhythm of liberation chants, punctuated by occasional horns from passing cars.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.—
Douglas C. Towne,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix, who doesn’t seem accustomed to singing, much less very interested in it, is forced to warble his way through song numbers while Gaga refuses to lay down a dichotomy between what’s real versus fantasy concerning her character’s musical talents.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.—
Edan Lepucki,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2024
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At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.—
Nina Burleigh,
New York Times,
21 May 2024
Noun
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The Herald spoke to 16 buyers — many did not want their names published, fearing retaliation by Cox — and examined lawsuits, mortgages, purchase agreements, property records and Miami building department reports, which substantiated buyers’ chorus of complaints.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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In terms of the performance, the descending part at the end of the chorus is memorable.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Sep. 2023
Noun
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American scientists crowed with glee over evidence that America was as old as Europe.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Maria hides her pills from her household staff with the glee of a child stashing her Halloween candy.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Serenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenade. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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