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as in chorus
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Recent Examples of chant
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This fanatical regime has been chanting death to America, death to Israel for 47 years.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Iranians who support the war broke into chant outside the conference’s main stage.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
At a crowded news conference, boisterous supporters chanted to free Sarsour.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This fanatical regime has been chanting death to America, death to Israel for 47 years.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
The chant, the lawsuit says, is a Praise Imbongi, a form of royal praise poetry, and stands independently as an African vocal proclamation rooted in cultural tradition.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Iranians who support the war broke into chant outside the conference’s main stage.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chant
Verb
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Iran's women's team made headlines last month when several members didn't sing along to the country's national anthem before their opening match at the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Docu in advanced development follows a 70-year-old Kuna woman who sings to restore spiritual balance while searching for an heiress as rising sea levels threaten her territory.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dawn choruses are getting shorter and the oceans echo with the din of transcontinental shipping and deep-sea mining.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Previous lullaby album renditions have included versions of music by the Backstreet Boys, Ariana Grande and Marvin Gaye.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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That tourism-ad Zambia, with views of Mosi-oa-Tunya and sunrises that bled color into the marshmallow-white of the clouds through the raging waterfall, or the sound of Lake Bangweulu whipping the white beach as lullaby.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Elsewhere around the state, Patrick’s serenade of Kat was filmed at Seattle Center.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their mother helped book their first gigs singing serenade covers.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The sky cleared just as Nasdaq's opening anthem rolled across the yard, and Cook stepped forward to ring the bell.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Like all other private and public enterprises in Germany, these guilds now began their meetings with anthems and Hitler salutes.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To announce the enrollment period, Mamdani released a short-form video on social media with Cardi B launching a 2-K jingle competition, where people can write an original 15 to 30-second ditty urging parents to apply.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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These plinking, whimsical ditties—each song lasts but a minute or two at most— are evocative in their simplicity, but deceptively rich in texture.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rooms Rooms are bright and contemporary, with floor-to-ceiling windows and subtle pops of turquoise that nod to the surrounding ocean.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then Beyoncé turned Coachella into the pop culture moment of the year.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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