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as in list
a long stated list of things one after another
Nobody wants to deal with a coworker who repeats the same litany of complaints day after day.
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as in prayer
an address to a deity or religious figure
In Catholic tradition, the Litany of the Saints is commonly sung at Mass the night before Easter.
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Recent Examples of litany
There are a litany of issues that still need to be negotiated between Ukraine and Russia, which the U.S. has said Europe will also be a part of.
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Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Among the litany of scientific misinformation Kennedy has spread is the false claim that poppers cause AIDS.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Those two early blows set the tone for a litany of unrelenting injuries in Hurzeler’s first season at Brighton.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the litany of scientific misinformation Kennedy has spread is the false claim that poppers cause AIDS.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Among the litany of scientific misinformation Kennedy has spread is the false claim that poppers cause AIDS.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Those two early blows set the tone for a litany of unrelenting injuries in Hurzeler’s first season at Brighton.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the litany of scientific misinformation Kennedy has spread is the false claim that poppers cause AIDS.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
Noun
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Though simply showing up on this list so early may be noise, there’s an argument that this combination of skills signals an immediate call to action.—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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David Thompson and Dennis Johnson are the only other two on the list.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The service will include prayer, scripture readings, communion, and worship music performed by an ensemble from Liberty University.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025
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One Catholic church in Washington Heights has held prayers every day since the collapse.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Upon identifying the user, the detectives initiated a full investigation and uncovered multiple listings from the same seller.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, under agreements with local listing services, the giant aggregators like Zillow, Homes.com and Realtor.com compile those listings into a giant dataset, which anyone in the world can peruse.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No more tight ringlets—only soft, unfurled, velvety hair that moved with the artificial grace of a shampoo commercial actress who's probably wearing extensions anyway.—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Schuler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Vietnam has long been viewed as a successful example of embracing external trade, luring some of the largest companies in the world to establish hubs to manufacture everything from footwear to electronic products that grace shops around the world.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Their last public appearance as a couple was at the service of thanksgiving honoring King Constantine at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in February 2024, which several members of the British royal family also attended.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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So were the more solemn thanksgiving ceremonies, and George Washington held one after the Revolutionary War.—
Michael Morris,
TIME,
27 Nov. 2024
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Every single one of these inane points is something federal judges might have gotten an opportunity to weigh in on had the president publicly announced an invocation of the act, as Sotomayor notes Congress requires.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Boasberg scheduled another hearing in the case for April 8 to further discuss the government's argument on its invocation of the privilege.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Litany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litany. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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