anthem
noun
an·them
ˈan(t)-thəm 
1
: a song or hymn of praise or gladness
a patriotic anthem
2
: a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of view
anthems of teenage angst
3
a
: a psalm or hymn sung antiphonally or responsively
b
: a sacred vocal composition with words usually from the Scriptures
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Wilson began the performance by playing the song’s familiar melody on his guitar before wrapping the anthem in baritone vocal notes.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The California desert anthem builds with acoustic guitar and a grooving bass line as Bergman reminisces about unrequited love and yearning.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
The crowd of people below, estimated by the Vatican to be more than 35,000, erupted in cheers as a military band kicked off rounds of the Holy See anthem.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
The emotional anthem slides from No. 37 to No. 39 in its fifty-second week on the Hot 100.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The California desert anthem builds with acoustic guitar and a grooving bass line as Bergman reminisces about unrequited love and yearning.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
The crowd of people below, estimated by the Vatican to be more than 35,000, erupted in cheers as a military band kicked off rounds of the Holy See anthem.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
The emotional anthem slides from No. 37 to No. 39 in its fifty-second week on the Hot 100.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Anthem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthem. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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anthem
noun
an·them
ˈan(t)-thəm
1
: a sacred composition with words usually from the Scriptures
2
: a song of praise or gladness
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