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Recent Examples of chant
The Learning Network, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
An American was among eight supporters detained following reports of tragedy chanting at Sunday’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
One person was even leading protesters in chants on a bullhorn.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The ceremony was composed of chanting in Tigrinya and prayers in English.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
An American was among eight supporters detained following reports of tragedy chanting at Sunday’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Here the chants sound like they were recorded right in the emerald green backyard displayed on the album cover with Bad Bunny’s friends shouting back at him.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
One person was even leading protesters in chants on a bullhorn.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chant
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Your inbox overflows with requests, your calendar is packed and your manager sings your praises in team meetings.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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After a decade of allegations that a soundalike vocalist, Jason Malachi, sang three songs on Michael, those tracks were removed from the album in 2022.Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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For example, the synth hook in the intro melodically foreshadows lines two and four of the chorus vocal melody.Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Doorbells tend to prompt dogs to bark, and a chorus of barking had the potential to throw off the opposing New Orleans Pelicans during trips to the free-throw line.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Luckily, a lullaby by her mom is filled with magic that sends her off into a slumber filled with adventurous dreams.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Cricket song rose from the grasses, from somewhere came the serenade of corncrakes and the distant snorting of a horse awakened from its slumber.Daniel Mason, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Brown and Davis danced to a serenade by their friend, Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom Jr., who was accompanied by Dr. Richard Schectman.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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By the time Newcastle made their return to the Champions League and the anthem blared out at the San Siro, in a cacophony of noise and emotion, everyone briefly became Murphy.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like Jones himself, who produced the record, the perennial Halloween anthem was a multi-media affair, encompassing music, film, television, dance and fashion.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Repetition with fidelity led, with the aid of print, to longer organized forms such as the motet, a vocal music composition, and the conductus, a Latin song with a rhythmic structure.Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
Noun
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Julieta Venegas adds this soft-rock ditty to her long list of memorable songs, a standout for its imaginative lyrics that evoke teenage wonder.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here Comes the Sun — A cheerful ditty for when the multi-day rainstorms (or snowstorm, ice storm, etc.) ends and the kids can go out of the house again.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
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South Korean pop sensation J-Hope, best known as a member of BTS, has revealed plans for his inaugural solo world tour.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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In 2009, one of the biggest pops in WWE history happened when Hardy defeated Edge (Adam Copeland) and Triple H in a triple-threat match for the WWE Championship.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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