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Recent Examples of croons
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.
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Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Guests are also offered complimentary city treats, like hot, powdery beignets, served from a charming lobby cart each afternoon, and Jeremy Davenport croons jazz tunes four nights a week in his namesake lounge.
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AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
Gregg, 60, croons to Murphy, who looks adoringly into his eyes.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Tonatiuh croons a few ballads, though Lopez skillfully takes on most of the heavy musical work.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
Mark croons and strums campfire acoustic.
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Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.
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Gary Trust,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.
—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Guests are also offered complimentary city treats, like hot, powdery beignets, served from a charming lobby cart each afternoon, and Jeremy Davenport croons jazz tunes four nights a week in his namesake lounge.
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AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
Gregg, 60, croons to Murphy, who looks adoringly into his eyes.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.
—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Tonatiuh croons a few ballads, though Lopez skillfully takes on most of the heavy musical work.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
Mark croons and strums campfire acoustic.
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Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croons
Verb
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Chaka Khan sings her heart out at HarbourView Equity Partners’ signature concert series, Las’ Set, in Cannes, France on June 25.
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Confidence in God as ever-present Love sings through the ages in this hymn.
Noun
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Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
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Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.
Verb
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This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
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To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC.
Noun
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When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
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Within the flashy dance numbers and power ballads, American musicals often hold up a mirror to society.
Noun
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Thanks in part to the addictive vocals of band members Adriana Flores and Bryan Ponce, the Altons were designated as one of the flagship bands for roots label Daptone Records new soul spinoff, Penrose Records.
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Under the spotlight, her sentimental vocals land softly with a crowd that’s happy to see her.
Noun
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Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
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Notorious Knicks villains such as Trae Young, Joel Embiid and CJ McCollum received similarly contentious choruses in recent postseasons.
Noun
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Before us, in a curtain of matte black against the vibrant green, a beautiful, enormous silverback lays flopped on his back surrounded by eight gorillas of all ages wrestling around him.
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While the 40-foot steeple of Crown Point’s oldest church lays toppled along Grant Street and East North Street, treasures found inside the 139-year-old church have found their way into new light.
Noun
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The next step in the process involves the city drafting a redevelopment plan outlining development standards before holding public hearings and seeking additional approvals.
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If an employer chooses to grant recognition, no election takes place, and the parties begin bargaining a contract that sets standards for wages, working conditions and benefits.
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“Croons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croons. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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