glee club

noun

Definition of glee clubnext
as in choir
an organized group of singers sang with the glee club in college

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Recent Examples of glee club The class was taught by Kevin Johnson, who’s also the longtime director of the school’s legendary glee club. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The show, which ran until 2015, centered on New Directions, the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. — Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025 Flack not only knew of the ballad, but used it while working with a glee club during her years as an educator. — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025 The glee club turns out to be a glee and dance club (crisp choreography by Amber Weissert). — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glee club
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  1. choir
  2. chorus
Noun
  • At one point in the official music video, Rock appears to be bathed in a holy light and raptured up to heaven, only to be deposited back on stage in his Tupac T-shirt fronting a rock band featuring a gospel choir.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Led by conductor Simon Holland, the combined orchestra and choir perform a set of 19 pieces, including some of the most famous musical selections of all time.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of choir
Noun
  • Where a chorus should hit, nearly everything drops out, leaving behind those drums to face off against the steady, impersonal rumble of a sub-bass.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Panels also featured decorations that included hearts, rainbows, sequins, a Star of David, a chef’s hat, a chorus line of dancers, teddy bears, and a panda.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of chorus

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“Glee club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glee%20club. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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