anthem
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Synonyms
canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, psalm, spiritual
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Opening Ceremony: Fair officials open the 2018 Minnesota State Fair at 10:15 a.m. at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell, with the national anthem and a flag raising by State Fair Police. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Today at the Fair: Thursday, Aug. 22: Thrifty Thursday," 22 Aug. 2019 Kaepernick knelt for the national anthem during the Obama administration. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "How Jay-Z Got Canceled," 19 Aug. 2019 More than a hundred people filled the grass and parking lot next to the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company on Tuesday, standing at attention for the national anthem. — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "National Night Out a community growing event in Hampstead," 7 Aug. 2019 Hundreds of protesters marched to the governor's residence, the Fortaleza, banging pots and drums and singing the national anthem. — Danica Coto, Anchorage Daily News, "Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; successor sworn in," 3 Aug. 2019 This song is going to be my anthem for 2019, everyone else can sit down. — Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com, "New Music To Know This Week: Lila Iké, Doe Paoro & More," 14 July 2019 So Copperfield took a break from the Las Vegas stage to conjure the star back and return it to its rightful place on the exact banner that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that would become our national anthem. — Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian, "David Copperfield Welcomes New Citizens With a Magic Show and a History Lesson," 14 June 2019 Protesting by kneeling during the anthem was popularized by then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016, who was demonstrating against police brutality and racial inequality. — NBC News, "Olympic fencer and hammer-thrower who kneeled, raised fist in protest put on probation," 21 Aug. 2019 Offering stronger criticism of Jay-Z was Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, a close friend and former teammate of Kaepernick who was among the first to join the latter in kneeling during the anthem. — Des Bieler, The Denver Post, "Jay-Z has “moved past kneeling.” Some NFL players have a problem with that.," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anthem.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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