as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Recent Examples of anthem
The song has actually become an anthem for the England fans over recent years.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The song has become a 2026 World Cup anthem of sorts for the England national team — even prompting Noel, who wrote the hit, to weigh in.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
My wish also is that soloists cease all their vocal theatrics, which only distort and cheapen the solemn rendition of our anthem.
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Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Hell of a town as one of our old anthems says, one that needs to be reworked these days.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The song has become a 2026 World Cup anthem of sorts for the England national team — even prompting Noel, who wrote the hit, to weigh in.
—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
My wish also is that soloists cease all their vocal theatrics, which only distort and cheapen the solemn rendition of our anthem.
—
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Hell of a town as one of our old anthems says, one that needs to be reworked these days.
—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthem
Noun
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On this particular afternoon, worship began with an opening hymn that Brown led from the back, a one-woman choir.
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
Noun
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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.
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.
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