as in chorus
a melody in an opera sung by one person
the soprano's magnificent aria
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Recent Examples of aria
After the king orders Eva’s execution by burning at the stake, Eva starts to sing an aria.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
Callas’s arias filled the halls in surround sound, and in our rooms, La Divina chocolate bars inspired by her performances showcased a Callas portrait on the outer box, and a history of the famous show on its interior.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
He’s lost in his leather aria, grinning, his wild grey curls alert, electrified by the music.
—Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
The film is peppered with flashbacks of arias by Verdi and Puccini when Callas was at the height of her success.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
Callas’s arias filled the halls in surround sound, and in our rooms, La Divina chocolate bars inspired by her performances showcased a Callas portrait on the outer box, and a history of the famous show on its interior.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
He’s lost in his leather aria, grinning, his wild grey curls alert, electrified by the music.
—Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
The film is peppered with flashbacks of arias by Verdi and Puccini when Callas was at the height of her success.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aria
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The chorus is sleek, mid-tempo pop perfection thanks to her ongoing partnership and songwriting chemistry with Max Martin.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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He was removed from his seat by security and led away as a chorus of boos came from the crowd.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The specifics of Musk’s climb down remain to be seen, but the fact that chatter about it is being received with such glee among Hill Republicans may be the validation that moves Trump to a hard yes on Musk’s shift. Make sense of what matters in Washington.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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To investors’ glee, Trump even managed to mention doling out carve-outs.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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As part of the chorale’s partnership with the Elgin Partnership for Early Learning, the group is asking attendees to bring children’s diapers, children’s books or to make a monetary donation to support the partnership’s initiatives, the release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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But while most discussions focused on the negative aspects of AI – stealing the vocals, notes and likenesses of public figures without permission – Travis represents a productive use of the technology.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stylistically the new single sounds very similar to what Turnstile did on Glow On, though with notably more melancholic synthesizers and melodic vocals.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sporadic chants punctuated a steady stream of tambourines, car horns, applause and cheering.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The playful clip can be seen here: The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Adele and more are among the other stars whose music has been reimagined as instrumental lullabies with Rockabye Baby! album releases.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
15 Feb. 2025
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As a result of this week’s task that includes creepy dolls, lullabies and the debut of Tom Sandoval’s singing career, the group earns $20,000 for the prize pot.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
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John produced the music, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters wrote the lyrics and Rupert Goold served as the director for the musical.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Musical features original songs by sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and a book by Tony Award-winning scribe Bob Martin.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The carol, released in 1994, leads the Global 200 for a record-extending 19th week and Global Excl.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
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The evening culminates with a tree lighting and carol singing.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Aria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aria. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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