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Recent Examples of croon
Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
The performances feature Jackman crooning tunes from a number of stage musicals and movies in which he's starred, including songs from Oklahoma, The Music Man, Les Misérables, and The Greatest Showman.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The record-breaking superstar and brand partner will bring his country croons recognizable moves to the stage for fans 21+ during sport’s biggest weekend.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
One recent afternoon at the coffeehouse Partisan Café Artisanal, a favorite stop in the Upper Marais for those in the fashion and creative industries, Sade crooned overhead while a parade of coffee seekers, including Salome Bravard, 24, filed in.
—Vivian Song, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
More Valentine’s Day fun over at Old Ironsides (not so much the candy and flowers type, but still plenty sweet, with perhaps a couple of thorns) with Space Sage & the Stars, the current project of crooning madcap local indie artist Sage Cummins.
—Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
The performances feature Jackman crooning tunes from a number of stage musicals and movies in which he's starred, including songs from Oklahoma, The Music Man, Les Misérables, and The Greatest Showman.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The record-breaking superstar and brand partner will bring his country croons recognizable moves to the stage for fans 21+ during sport’s biggest weekend.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
One recent afternoon at the coffeehouse Partisan Café Artisanal, a favorite stop in the Upper Marais for those in the fashion and creative industries, Sade crooned overhead while a parade of coffee seekers, including Salome Bravard, 24, filed in.
—Vivian Song, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croon
Verb
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In videos shared to Instagram, the actress sings, dances, and toasts with her wife Jessica Betts, daughter Dia Nash, and more guests including NLE Choppa, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Teyana Tayor, Vivica A. Fox, Tia Mowry, and more.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Cooper, a former mailman before turning his sights to music, sings about the memories and life moments that the numbers on a mailbox signify to someone who calls an address home.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
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Then, there's the question that all the fangirls are wondering: Will the serenades live on?—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Twain's creamy serenade Nestlé's Coffee Mate makes its Super Bowl debut with a collaboration featuring Shania Twain.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The whole montage was respectful and gracious, with a classical score, rather than a pop chipmunk warbling a sensitive ballad about dead people.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Peggy Seeger’s 1957 recording of it is a brisk, warbling take with arpeggiated acoustic guitar — a classic example of the kind of carefree-songbird tunes from the early folk revival.—
Ben Sisario,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The lullaby that the man sings to his birds is undeniably silly.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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The perfect all-in-one portable humidifier that distills water for you, cleans itself, and sings a lullaby for you at night does not yet exist.—
Whizy Kim,
Vox,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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At the plate: The Rockies offense was humming from the get-go against former Colorado southpaw Tyler Anderson, who gave up four runs in two-plus innings.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2025
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While [director] Garry [Brown] is [humming the S.W.A.T. opening theme]….—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Fran Drescher’s beloved sitcom character has also inspired pop star Sabrina Carpenter as of late.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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Baja Beach Fest will also feature sets from fresh faces such as Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko, Brazilian pop star Anitta (who becomes the first Brazilian artist on the lineup), Blessd, Rels B, Oscar Maydo, Tito Double P and Cris MJ, among others.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Croon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croon. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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