Thesaurus results for SUNG

sung

verb

Definition of sung

past participle of sing

as in chanted

to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in intoned

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in called

to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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called
cried

as in informed

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

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Recent Examples of sung Hymns of praise and adulation are sung in honour of both men. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026 To your knowledge, has Peter ever sung that song in other forms in the years since? — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026 It’s been faithfully sung in the book’s accompanying song. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 27 June 2026 An Azerbaijani duet sung in Russian has racked up millions of plays from listeners who may never learn the artists’ names. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 Wilkins began her journey as a country singer in 2020 and has mostly sung at small, private events attended by conservatives. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 Flags waved, songs were sung, and smiles spread from room to room as Brazilian supporters brought the spirit of the World Cup to children who could not experience it from the stands. — Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples. — Brian Hackney, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

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Verb

The rally Tuesday included dozens of 32BJ union members and a handful of AFM and IATSE members, who all chanted about the union and a need for a new contract to the backdrop of pop hits.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Indigenous people from around the continent chanted, danced, prayed and conducted smoky medicine ceremonies daily outside a fence hastily erected around the property.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of called

Verb

At the end of May, the Minnesota Department of Human Services informed 3,411 — 62% of the providers screened — that they were disenrolled and could not bill Medicaid.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Containment actions should be proportional, reversible where possible and informed by multiple signals rather than a single brittle heuristic.

— Abhik Biswas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of informed

Verb

Jeremy Siegel, a seasoned economist and Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has vocalized concerns about the efficacy of gold as a buffer to inflation.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 26 June 2026
The speech came three months after Dolan vocalized a Finals-or-bust expectation during a rare interview on WFAN.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

Definition of vocalized

Verb

Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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