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Recent Examples of refrains
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To Mohyuddin, the refrains about Sharia law are familiar and ridiculous, but no less disturbing.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
What Trump is saying Trump likes to repeat two basic refrains about his economic policy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Economists expect the Fed to deliver a kind of hawkish cut, a move that acknowledges the weakness in hiring but refrains from promising a sustained cutting cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrains
choruses
Noun
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Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Refrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrains. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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