litany

noun

Definition of litanynext
1
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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2
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 Jackson was the first of a litany of players to go down on Sunday, suffering a groin injury in the first quarter against the Browns and not returning. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 But the city still gets a shout-out in the litany of cities where the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is still beating. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 The tumult that has defined the probe exposes a familiar gap between White House demands for speedy action and the Justice Department's ability to craft the president's litany of grievances into a prosecutable case. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Demko, 30, has dealt with a litany of injuries over the past two and a half years. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for litany
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litany
  1. list
  2. prayer
  3. listing
  4. grace
  5. thanksgiving
  6. invocation
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  • Also, Kansas City is on the list of candidates for the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup and 2033 Women’s World Cup.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Get your copies of all of the above, and read on for the full list below!
    — Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of list
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  • Sitake winds up practice with a prayer and insists that the defense and offense shake hands after going at one another all day.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In 1697 the Massachusetts General Court ordered a day of fasting and prayer to repent for the unlawfulness of the trials.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of prayer
Noun
  • In March, Primary Wave—the independent publisher whose catalogs include Prince, Bob Marley, and Britney Spears—invested in the company; a Tokyo listing is in the works.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When a buyer failed to surface, the listing was discounted and eventually shelved.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of listing
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  • Keep your core circle close, but allow everyone the grace to navigate their own process.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe no scene better embodies Lee’s exquisite communion with his characters than his last one, which supplies them with a hint of grace.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of grace
Noun
  • In the letters that Wilson collected, there are countless appeals to God, prayers for help and understanding and prayers of thanksgiving for strength and mercy.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • In fact, some Thanksgivings have seen multiple balloons go down in the parade.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of thanksgiving
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  • The invocation of the former district attorney in the mayor’s race is more complicated.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bailey, a downstate farmer seeking to reverse his loss to Pritzker four years ago, sought to turn the governor’s frequent invocations of Trump into a game.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
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