as in chorus
a melody in an opera sung by one person
the soprano's magnificent aria
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Recent Examples of aria
The film is peppered with flashbacks of arias by Verdi and Puccini when Callas was at the height of her success.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Arthur fills the car with an aria from Don Giovanni on a low volume and heads toward the hospital.
—Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
During her time at RADA, Erivo played Jenny, who sang the operatic aria in the song Getting Married Today from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Company.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
According to the station’s records, the aria was performed on WEVD in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
—Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Arthur fills the car with an aria from Don Giovanni on a low volume and heads toward the hospital.
—Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
During her time at RADA, Erivo played Jenny, who sang the operatic aria in the song Getting Married Today from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Company.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
According to the station’s records, the aria was performed on WEVD in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
—Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aria
Noun
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Weaver Yankee said some orchestras have a chorus that performs with them from time to time, but the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus work together on a regular basis.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the same meeting, the city attorney tendered his resignation and the mayor tried to end the meeting by threatening to walk out — all to a chorus of snarky comments and jeers of irate residents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That glee in the face of pain may come back to haunt Trump.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her glee is deeper than that, and on this night, it was shared by scores of school faculty, administrators, students and alums, some in their 80s, who squeezed into crammed quarters for an up-close peek of the now merging with the future.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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Bendix was one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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A number of its singers were displaced by the fire, including the chorale’s founding artistic director, Jeffrey Bernstein, who lost his home.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Following their discussion, Love stepped onto the stage alongside an acoustic guitarist, delivering a raw and impassioned rendition of the classic song, with Almond providing backing vocals.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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The track is an early glimpse of the modern Tyler, who foregoes shock lyrics on a jazzy instrumental featuring inspirational Kali Uchis vocals toward the end.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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During previous Trump speeches to Congress, Democrats would often fill the room with groans, boos, scoffs and even chants as a jab to the president.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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The offensive chant marred the first home game for the club, which joined MLS this year.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lullaby that the man sings to his birds is undeniably silly.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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The perfect all-in-one portable humidifier that distills water for you, cleans itself, and sings a lullaby for you at night does not yet exist.—
Whizy Kim,
Vox,
20 Dec. 2024
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Stone’s rich, soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics were felt far and wide, earning her multiple Grammy nominations and a lasting influence in the neo-soul genre.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
1 Mar. 2025
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The agreement emerged from extensive discussions between SWA’s lyrics team featuring Puneet Sharma, Raj Shekhar, Hussain Haidry, Danish Javed, and Shellee, alongside MCAI representatives Indrajit Sharma and Vipin Mishra.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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The young royal posed alongside her brothers Prince George and Prince Louis at Princess Kate's 'Together at Christmas' carol concert, at Westminster Abbey, in December.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The carol led for five weeks last holiday season, following annual No. 1 runs of four weeks (over the 2022 holidays), three weeks (2021) and one week (2020).—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Aria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aria. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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