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Recent Examples of refrain
Knicks head coach Mike Brown bemoaned the officiating — a refrain shared by many of the team’s fans, including Mayor Mamdani.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
France won 2-0 and the team’s supporters have been belting out the same refrain ever since.
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Tom Williams,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Joy threads through every jazz refrain.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
France won 2-0 and the team’s supporters have been belting out the same refrain ever since.
—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Joy threads through every jazz refrain.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
chorus
Noun
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Foster effectively invented the idea of a professional songwriter; founded the American songbook and pioneered the now-standard verse-chorus structure; and inspired the intellectual-property law of music.
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Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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