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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
Critics of secession say there are a litany of legal questions and arguments for national unity.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
The applications follow the litany of restrictions placed by the Taliban on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The brouhaha ahead of Maduro’s inauguration added to the litany of allegations of electoral fraud and brutal repression imposed to silence dissent.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The humanity in them supersedes the mundane litany of wins and losses, analysis of coaching or management decisions or what have you.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
The applications follow the litany of restrictions placed by the Taliban on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The brouhaha ahead of Maduro’s inauguration added to the litany of allegations of electoral fraud and brutal repression imposed to silence dissent.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The humanity in them supersedes the mundane litany of wins and losses, analysis of coaching or management decisions or what have you.
—Jason Quick, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
Noun
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The executive order gives the Domestic Policy Council 90 days to submit a list of policy recommendations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Once these offenses are added to the list and if a juvenile commits one of them, a notification piece kicks in that would allow law enforcement agencies to share certain information with select school personnel regarding the juvenile.—
Mike Griffith,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 55-year-old’s ailment similarly impacted a Saturday show scheduled for the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn. Jodeci member Mr. Dalvin took to social media, asking followers to keep K-Ci in their prayers and promising the group would be back as soon as possible.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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At the convent, in place of noise and action there is what the nuns call prayer, and the narrator simply calls thinking.—
Lauren Christensen,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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Check your local listings, watch full episodes here, or listen to the weekly podcast here.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025
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But the rental listing will stay up and the landlord will continue to accept application fees.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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Other flower colors have symbolism, too: pink is associated with femininity and grace, while peach represents sweetness and gratitude.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Once Acosta voiced his displeasure, any number of offseason moves was unlikely to win back the prickly playmaker’s good graces.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The former royal couple's most recent appearance together was at the thanksgiving service honoring King Constantine at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in February 2024.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In many ways, that spirit will be a combination of a theme from the last major holiday — thanksgiving — as well as this one — new birth.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Dec. 2024
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With that shift in perspective comes an expansion, both of the territory around Black figuration but also thinking a greater invocation with Black bodies as a site of expansive expression, richness, complexity, depth, or fraughtness.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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And what that often means in the United States is some kind of invocation of the frontier.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Litany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litany. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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