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as in to sing
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant, "We want the show to start!"

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as in to vocalize
to produce musical sounds with the voice monks chanting fervently at matins

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chant

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noun

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Verb
This is a guy who’s been in the music industry for nearly 30 years, with 12 Grammys under his belt, and the author of a riff that’s become a stadium chant in sporting events across the world. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 The event will feature evening bell chant, meditation, English Heart Sutra, and more. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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As young children and grown men cheered and chanted his name around the eighteenth green, the electricity in the air was palpable. Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 And Mastantuono is more difficult to chant. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chant
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  • Its origins trace back to the 19th century, when the mondine sang it—female laborers in Northern Italy's rice paddies—protesting brutal working conditions and lost youth.
    Amanda Castro Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The local crowd sang along with almost all the songs.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While performance is a major part of their lives individually—Tracey becoming a chorus line dancer, the narrator becoming an assistant to a pop star—a performance element that is particularly striking here is the way Smith traces dance from past to present, from Africa through the diaspora.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cook joined a number of other tech CEOs at a White House dinner this month, adding his voice to a chorus of praise for the president.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Melanie's artistry from Greenwich Village to Woodstock to lullabies For Melanie, creativity occupied the broadest and most all-encompassing spectrum.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When the cake arrived, complete with sparklers and a staff serenade, Lina stood up and pointed her camera directly at the birthday girl.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • See Coldplay serenade couple during unforgettable proposal.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Italian brainrot anthems infest Spotify Viral 50 charts across the world, from Denmark to Sweden to Peru to the Czech Republic.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • 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
  • Nish Kumar and Mark Watson deliver a surprisingly catchy little ditty, but the real crowning moment comes when Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips take the stage.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reynolds argued that contemporary pop is less about innovation and more about revisiting previous decades, blurring distinct eras, and nibbling away at the present’s identity.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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