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Recent Examples of cantor
They were married by a Jewish cantor and a Bible-church elder.
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantor
Noun
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Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Power & Light District announced the lineup Monday, April 14, for 2025’s Hot Country Nights, a weekly series of concerts featuring popular and rising country singers playing at the KC Live!—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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In these jams, each singer gets a turn in the spotlight before melding back into the collective.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Chambers’ bandmates are vocalist/guitarist Steve Hampton (formerly of The Vapors) and bassist Terry Lines (who played with Hampton in Dead Crow Road).—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine has reflected on Paul McCartney’s reaction to his band covering The Beatles on television more than a decade ago.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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