as in hymn
a religious song
fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord
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The song already served as the walkout anthem for the team, but Fender’s version brought it to a much wider audience, especially considering his celebrity.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Read more Will Lady Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ Save Us All?
Through recessions, social movements, and pandemics, the pop star has always swooped in to deliver anthems that seem tailor-made for the worst of times.
—Lian Brooks, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
Type in any ethnicity plus phonk, and chances are there’s a viral anthem with hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions of plays.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The classic rock anthem is now up to 249 weeks on the chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Read more Will Lady Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ Save Us All?
Through recessions, social movements, and pandemics, the pop star has always swooped in to deliver anthems that seem tailor-made for the worst of times.
—Lian Brooks, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
Type in any ethnicity plus phonk, and chances are there’s a viral anthem with hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions of plays.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
The classic rock anthem is now up to 249 weeks on the chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthem. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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