as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Sticks of dynamite are tossed back and forth, Jerry uses a brassiere as a parachute, and the score offers an enjoyable mix of patriotic anthems.
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Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Between her stints as a touring member with Beck and the Shins, Dobson has developed the quartet into a source of reliably rousing anthems that aims for the rafters like never before on Billboard Heart.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The British duo’s songs were also defined by emotional catharsis, drawing on childhood trauma and nightmares to produce big, hooky synth pop anthems that quickly took over the charts in the U.K., and eventually the rest of the world.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Feb. 2025
Donald Trump’s musings about annexations led to Canadians booing the U.S. anthem, which likely had something to do with all that fighting in the teams’ first meeting of the tournament.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Between her stints as a touring member with Beck and the Shins, Dobson has developed the quartet into a source of reliably rousing anthems that aims for the rafters like never before on Billboard Heart.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The British duo’s songs were also defined by emotional catharsis, drawing on childhood trauma and nightmares to produce big, hooky synth pop anthems that quickly took over the charts in the U.K., and eventually the rest of the world.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Feb. 2025
Donald Trump’s musings about annexations led to Canadians booing the U.S. anthem, which likely had something to do with all that fighting in the teams’ first meeting of the tournament.
—Alex Kirshner, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthem. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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