crooner

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Recent Examples of crooner Very fitting for the flamboyant crooner! Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026 Pop star Bebe Rexha (March 28) and country music crooner Dustin Lynch (March 29) were the other two headliners listed on the original lineup. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 Both of them — as well as the alternating Bob Dylan and Tom Petty cosplay of Ozark crooner Jesse Welles’s Middle — must contend with a 92-year-old national treasure’s musing on mortality. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026 The comedian will be the first person to host six consecutive Grammy telecasts since crooner Andy Williams hosted the first seven live telecasts from 1971-77. Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crooner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooner
Noun
  • Below, shop more sundresses inspired by the singer at Amazon, all under $50.
    Claire West, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • Now 46, the singer draws inspiration from the music that inspired her, name-checking Prince and the Gap Band, for a spate of upbeat tunes dotted by glittery synths, pummeling 808s and plucky bass notes.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • The project isn’t far from Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, a major tourist destination for the community and home for critters like the golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Researchers from the University of East Anglia spent years investigating the Seychelles warbler because these birds never leave their home.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Midfielder Jess Park added another belter (above) to her pile.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But don’t discount soul belter Olivia Dean and R&B revivalist Leon Thomas.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Totó La Momposina, the revered vocalist and global ambassador for Colombian Caribbean folk traditions, has died at 85 in Mexico following a prolonged battle with neurocognitive health complications.
    Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • One Night in Kingston is Wyclef’s first all-reggae album, recorded with vocalist Panic at his studio, The Compound, in Kingston, Jamaica.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooner. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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