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
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Fans serenaded the star winger who Florida acquired from the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.
—Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The England fans, desperate for a good time, started working their way through a repertoire of songs, including serenading Manchester City’s Phil Foden, who was not included in Tuchel’s squad, and singing derogatory chants about Keir Starmer, the United Kingdom’s prime minister.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Fans serenaded the star winger who Florida acquired from the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
Verb
Eventually, Holman summoned everyone to the table and began his spoken word serenade with tales of New York, Kentucky, and Jewish identity.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.
—Joel Balsam, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Black Francis and Emma Richardson — who joined the band in 2024 — crooned the grungy, guitar heavy tune.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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Since people started crooning her lyrics to pets, children, each other and the camera earlier this year, the song has been used in 17 million videos and racked up more than 27 billion views worldwide via the app, according to ABC News.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The crowd led chants against Lee and other Republican leaders, who have resisted two years of heated gun reform protests at the General Assembly. Juan and Carlos Corea, Escalante's uncles, held aloft a smiling portrait of their niece in her quinceañera dress before addressing the crowd in Spanish.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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While performing at Glastonbury, Bobby led multiple chants.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The chorus had several directors over the decades, and was rebranded as the Fox Valley Festival Chorus in 1980.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Swift then jumps up and down with her arms in the air as the song leads into the chorus and the pair continue to sing along.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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The Wolf & Shepherd Crossover Plain Toe Derby Shoes are $87 off and sharp enough for weddings or work trips.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fans have already started expressing their glee over the news on social media.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
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As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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“Serenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenade. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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