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Recent Examples of chantey
Like a mechanical wooden doll dancing to the sea shanty.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus is an outreach programs of the U.S. Navy and performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral works to sea chanteys, patriotic fare, and even opera.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
Ralph Tufo plays a sea chantey on his concertina.
—Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
Sea chantey TikToks are choral performances that will never see the inside of a concert hall, even if the folks behind them get record deals.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired, 12 Apr. 2021
Sea Music Festival The 39th annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport features four days of workshops, concerts, a children’s stage with special performances and demonstrations of maritime work songs – or chanteys – aboard historic vessels.
—Hartford Courant, courant.com, 4 June 2018
Since 1871, the group has serenaded audiences with folk songs, love songs, show tunes, sea chanteys, and semi-classical music.
—Kathy Shiels Tully, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
Join a sea chantey sing along at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. In honor of Earth Day, the Aquarium of the Bay is organizing volunteers to clean the Park’s Aquatic Park beach from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. https://AquaticPark EarthDay2018.eventbrite.com.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus is an outreach programs of the U.S. Navy and performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral works to sea chanteys, patriotic fare, and even opera.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
Ralph Tufo plays a sea chantey on his concertina.
—Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
Sea chantey TikToks are choral performances that will never see the inside of a concert hall, even if the folks behind them get record deals.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired, 12 Apr. 2021
Sea Music Festival The 39th annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport features four days of workshops, concerts, a children’s stage with special performances and demonstrations of maritime work songs – or chanteys – aboard historic vessels.
—Hartford Courant, courant.com, 4 June 2018
Since 1871, the group has serenaded audiences with folk songs, love songs, show tunes, sea chanteys, and semi-classical music.
—Kathy Shiels Tully, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
Join a sea chantey sing along at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. In honor of Earth Day, the Aquarium of the Bay is organizing volunteers to clean the Park’s Aquatic Park beach from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. https://AquaticPark EarthDay2018.eventbrite.com.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chantey
Noun
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Most of these incidents, 2,596, took place at anti-Israel rallies, including antisemitic speeches, chants and slogans.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Luke Schenn’s roughing penalty with the Jets up 2-1 and 11:59 to go in the third period elicited the angriest home crowd chant of the game.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Behind these men is a chorus of pronatal activists desperate to kickstart a baby boom.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Quavo flips the title into a catchy chorus over the thumping trap production, which was a Migos specialty during the ATL trio’s prime.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Sound is a gift from the universe, in my case from my mother, who sang me a lullaby while holding me against her chest.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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Interestingly, this shifting debate over how cognition influences culture coincides with a spate of research bridging psychology and anthropology, which explores why certain behaviors – such as singing lullabies, curative bloodletting and storytelling – recur across human cultures.—
Eli Elster,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who has spent time online recently has likely come across Ordinary, the ballad by Alex Warren that has been soundtracking romantic videos and emotional content everywhere.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Among the best of the too-clever ditties, in this case in clear tribute to the best of the Sgt. Pepper’s–era Beatles.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many are rhythmic ditties verging on rap — fine for solos but indecipherable chorally, especially when the rhymes are so vague.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 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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Eventually, Holman summoned everyone to the table and began his spoken word serenade with tales of New York, Kentucky, and Jewish identity.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Brazilian coastal metropolis has world-famous beaches worth singing serenades about—and many musicians have.—
Joel Balsam,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The one-legged protagonist (sung by a two-legged tenor) is a man of limited mobility who tends to clump on deck and deliver his arias, so the frantic movement that takes place around him becomes essential.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Chantey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chantey. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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