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Recent Examples of refrain
Between the lines: Among forecasters expecting a recession, that mildness is a common refrain.
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
On both Thursday and Friday night at Dodger Stadium, a common refrain echoed from the home plate escalators as the crowd was filing out.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Stubb echoed a refrain often repeated by members of Trump’s inner circle — saying the U.S. president is the only person who could potentially strike a peace deal.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Event guests are encouraged to avoid using bug spray or apply it in the parking lot and refrain from shining bright lights while the fireflies are out.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
On both Thursday and Friday night at Dodger Stadium, a common refrain echoed from the home plate escalators as the crowd was filing out.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Stubb echoed a refrain often repeated by members of Trump’s inner circle — saying the U.S. president is the only person who could potentially strike a peace deal.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Event guests are encouraged to avoid using bug spray or apply it in the parking lot and refrain from shining bright lights while the fireflies are out.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrain
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Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors planning to voice their concerns over the firm’s green strategy U-turn.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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An orchestra, a chorus, a jazz big band, a marching band—these are complex macroorganisms whose inner workings require formidable feats of interactive precision, all of which depend on information encoded in a written score.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Refrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrain. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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