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
Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
The post included an adorable video of Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, serenading the infant with an ukulele.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Holman summoned everyone to the table and began his spoken word serenade with tales of New York, Kentucky, and Jewish identity.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But few imagined they would be serenaded by Swift herself.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
The post included an adorable video of Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, serenading the infant with an ukulele.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Verb
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
Eventually, Holman summoned everyone to the table and began his spoken word serenade with tales of New York, Kentucky, and Jewish identity.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
Noun
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Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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Johnny Mandel’s score drifts like a lullaby, seducing the viewer into a state of soft unease.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 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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Max Caster walked over Anthony Bowens on his way to the ring, while doing his chant, but Bowens stopped Caster from getting into the ring.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The set was streamed live on the BBC and caused a firestorm, particularly for the IDF chant, which some deemed antisemitic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
10 July 2025
Verb
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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
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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