chansons

Definition of chansonsnext
plural of chanson

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Noun
  • Notable coloratura arias Coloratura arias are found in the works of Mozart, George Frideric Handel, and many other classical composers.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Some of the greatest arias in the genre, performed flawlessly by Jonathan Tetelman.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The entertainment could be a little racier than being serenaded by a trio singing Greek power ballads at dinnertime.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • In the heart of the capital Praia, a city of under 200,000 residents, singers belt out morna ballads from restaurants — morna being Cape Verde's traditional music, with African and Portuguese influences.
    Ricci Shryock, NPR, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • But, as with effectively a new group needing to gel, time was always going to be required for heroes to emerge and inspire terrace chants to replace or supplement the ditties to ‘Super Paul Mullin’, ‘White Pele’ (Elliot Lee) et al.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The songs, by Randy Newman, are simple but charming little ditties, particularly the ensemble numbers where this makeshift band of misfits express their devotion to one another.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike her first album, the compositions rarely built toward pop choruses or easy, identifiable emotion.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026
  • But there are no verses, and those choruses are surrounded by a series of instrumental passages with intricate guitar solos and tempo changes.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The service Service staff here operate to the highest standards.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
  • Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Chansons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chansons. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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