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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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Had the song not been up against a tear-jerking earworm from a Pixar movie that saturated the culture for months on end, this would have been a welcome win for Warren.
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Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
This earworm becomes a running punchline that escalates with a cameo from Ryan Follesé, the band’s lead singer and a longtime friend of Bess, who was happy to lampoon his rock star persona.
—William Earl, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
As these ceremonies celebrate the best of 2024, the new year is already heating up with new earworms to soundtrack the forthcoming Carnival season.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
The iconic earworm by Ima Robot will be reimagined with a new opening credits sequence.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
This earworm becomes a running punchline that escalates with a cameo from Ryan Follesé, the band’s lead singer and a longtime friend of Bess, who was happy to lampoon his rock star persona.
—William Earl, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
As these ceremonies celebrate the best of 2024, the new year is already heating up with new earworms to soundtrack the forthcoming Carnival season.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
The iconic earworm by Ima Robot will be reimagined with a new opening credits sequence.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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