as in hymns
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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Baez, whose anthems helped to score the 1960s civil rights movement, has long combined her music career with activism.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Black Label Society is accustomed to delivering hard-hitting, riff-heavy anthems, but this week, the band achieves something brand new.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The song became a career-creating hit, climbing to the loftiest tier on the Hot 100 and becoming one of the most recognizable rock anthems from that decade.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the band has consistently delivered hard-hitting anthems that resonate with fans, and its latest album, Popular Monster, has only reinforced its position as one of the most dominant acts in modern rock.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But woven into many of those anthems was her real-life love, Carl Dean, an asphalt paver and her loyal cheerleader who died Monday at 82.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Before the winners of those competitions are decided – particularly Soca Monarch and the Carnival Road March – producers and artists spent the months leading up to Carnival dropping their best swings at the season’s defining soca anthems.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Between her stints as a touring member with Beck and the Shins, Dobson has developed the quartet into a source of reliably rousing anthems that aims for the rafters like never before on Billboard Heart.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The teams have a storied rivalry, regardless of anthems.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Black Label Society is accustomed to delivering hard-hitting, riff-heavy anthems, but this week, the band achieves something brand new.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The song became a career-creating hit, climbing to the loftiest tier on the Hot 100 and becoming one of the most recognizable rock anthems from that decade.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the band has consistently delivered hard-hitting anthems that resonate with fans, and its latest album, Popular Monster, has only reinforced its position as one of the most dominant acts in modern rock.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
But woven into many of those anthems was her real-life love, Carl Dean, an asphalt paver and her loyal cheerleader who died Monday at 82.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Before the winners of those competitions are decided – particularly Soca Monarch and the Carnival Road March – producers and artists spent the months leading up to Carnival dropping their best swings at the season’s defining soca anthems.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Between her stints as a touring member with Beck and the Shins, Dobson has developed the quartet into a source of reliably rousing anthems that aims for the rafters like never before on Billboard Heart.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The teams have a storied rivalry, regardless of anthems.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Anthems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthems. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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