as in lullaby
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover
wooed his lady with a serenade
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Recent Examples of serenade
Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Males use their three-song repertoire to group together, harmonize, and individually serenade female cicadas.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Other times, however, such serenades can be unexpectedly poignant and revealing of a character's inner turmoil.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
French fans once serenaded him as that after their 2018 World Cup win.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Males use their three-song repertoire to group together, harmonize, and individually serenade female cicadas.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
Verb
Yoon’s serenade was meant to showcase his easy rapport with Washington, reinforcing Seoul’s strategic ties with the US.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Other times, however, such serenades can be unexpectedly poignant and revealing of a character's inner turmoil.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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The combination of fatigue, meditation, and sheer time on the trail makes for one heck of a backcountry lullaby.—
Kade Krichko,
Outside Online,
22 July 2025
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Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Whether belting out apocalyptic lyrics in overdrive or crooning heartfelt odes to love, Osbourne sang with unmistakable feeling and conviction.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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To keep up morale, the survivors crooned their favorite pop hits and pretended to cook meals.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Other chants focused on free speech and violence in Gaza, where more than 50,000 people have died since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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There was bouncing, drumming, singing, even a call-and-response chant with another group of Swedish fans sitting in another part of the stadium in the second half.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The idea was that it was supposed to measure some kind of a brainwave flow and then maybe warble a tone when the brainwave state changed.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
Verb
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There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 28 songs that Gaga, her dancers and band performed Tuesday night come at you with big choruses, soaring melodies, catchy hooks, fun strings of nonsense syllables and her signature deployment of eclectic styles — disco, glam rock, ’80s boogie, house, heavy metal and Daft Punk.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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Gabbard turned the chorus dressing rooms underneath Belk Theater into a type of makeshift motel, complete with lamps and air mattresses.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Thompson was pretty brave for weaving his fingers with Meg's, considering how long and sharp her stiletto manicure is.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 July 2025
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The Wolf & Shepherd Crossover Plain Toe Derby Shoes are $87 off and sharp enough for weddings or work trips.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Guests applaud with glee as the couple make their way back down the aisle and share a dip and a kiss!—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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“Serenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenade. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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