chanted

past tense of chant
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as in sang
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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Recent Examples of chanted TikTok videos show security calling out the names of missing children on the mic as the audience chanted for Yachty to come onstage. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025 As Bieber bounced back to Toronto’s dugout, nodding his head, a small patch of traveling Blue Jays fans chanted his name. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Other politicians present chanted the President's name. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 As protesters chanted and spoke into a microphone, tuba player Yehuda Serotta punctuated sentences and chants with the horn slung across his body. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025 A day before a shooter killed four people and set fire to a church in Michigan, students at a football game in Colorado chanted vulgar anti-Mormon slurs against the same religious organization. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025 Protesters outside the facility Friday morning held signs and chanted. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 The rust mantra is wisely chanted when searching for a Karmann Ghia, and restoring one is as complicated as restoring any Porsche 356 from the period. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025 The group chanted, sang and screamed at a group of agents in military fatigues and masks who walked back and forth on the building’s roof. Caroline Kubzansky, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanted
Verb
  • With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • The four-time Tony winner closed out her speech with an Irish blessing — sung a capella, much to the crowd’s delight.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Mark Zuckerberg has sung the praises of several relatively affordable cars despite multi-billion dollar net worth.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Religious Jews interpret Talmudic teachings in the context of the rabbi who intoned them.
    Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The audience roared like thunder as Hendrix was lowered back down and safely unbuckled from her harness.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Chanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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