Thesaurus results for ANTHEMS

anthems

noun

plural of anthem

as in hymns

a religious song fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord

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Recent Examples of anthems His songs spanned from party anthems to deep social commentary. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Meshell Ndegeocello is taking one of the Eighties’ frostiest break-up pop anthems somewhere much warmer. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 From Andy Grammer’s feet-thumping anthems to the traditional dance of the Irish rolling hills, this year’s Harris Center for the Arts lineup is sure to entertain. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In that atmosphere, having distinct tub-thumping anthems made perfect sense. — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026 From the fragmented breakup anthems to the formulaic moodboard fodder, nothing on Steve Lacy’s new album seems to come naturally. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026 Several songs and albums connected to the sport — or which have simply become anthems played in stadiums, pubs and viewing parties — surge on the British charts this week. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Many anthems take familiar melodies and stud them with fresh lyrics. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 Hosted at Hard Rock Northern Indiana, the orchestra will perform a selection of stirring 19th-century anthems by Romantic-era composers. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Little Haiti looks ahead On a humid morning in Little Haiti, about a dozen people walked into Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church for Mass, taking Communion and singing hymns in French.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Faithful gather to sing hymns and sip Bloody Marys, and a revolving cast of chaplains, including one who once served at the University of Texas chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, lead services.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

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Because the psalms were originally accompanied by instruments, scholars’ best guess is that selah was some sort of musical marking.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.

— Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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Paul drove into Wilkes-Barre from Princeton on Christmas Day after the chapel service and dropped his bags at a forlorn motor lodge on Public Square—Christmas carols dragging at slow speed on its sound system—and swung by my parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
That's4Entertainment's Christmas Con 2026 will take place at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, from December 11-13, and its halls will be decked to the gills with carols, tree lightings and sweet treats.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Definition of carols

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