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choral

[kawr-uhl, kohr-, kuh-ral, kaw-, koh-, kawr-uhl, kohr-] / ˈkɔr əl, ˈkoʊr-, kəˈræl, kɔ-, koʊ-, ˈkɔr əl, ˈkoʊr- /






ADVERB
a cappella
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This use of video—along with a murmuring choral background—makes Ana’s dream sequences, in which she tries to become part of the landscape, the most effective parts of the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Later we’ll be treated to a restatement of the thought, in case anyone missed it: “A choral society shouldn’t mirror the social order. It should transcend it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

“Reputation‘s” slow-burn hit “Don’t Blame Me” follows a similar playbook, using a killer choral backing to achieve the same hymnal quality that complex vocal layering creates on “Elizabeth Taylor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

As a teenager, she spent four years at Tampa's Howard W. Blake School of the Arts, after winning a place on the choral programme by performing Etta James' At Last.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

A typical choral arrangement divides women into higher and lower voices and men into higher or lower voices.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones