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Recent Examples of chantey
For gardens with an olde California vibe, wander the grounds at Filoli, the grand estate in Woodside, then maybe drive over Highway 92 to Half Moon Bay for the quaintest, sea-shanty-ist spot on the coast.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
There’s nothing like listening to a shanty in the summer breeze.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
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Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The Old Time Sailors were riding the phenomenon known as ShantyTok, which exploded in early 2021, after a Scottish postal worker named Nathan Evans posted a video of himself belting out a traditional shanty and pounding a table in time with the music.
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Longreads,
5 Mar. 2026
A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.
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Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
29 Dec. 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.
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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.
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oregonlive,
8 Mar. 2023
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
There’s nothing like listening to a shanty in the summer breeze.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
The Old Time Sailors were riding the phenomenon known as ShantyTok, which exploded in early 2021, after a Scottish postal worker named Nathan Evans posted a video of himself belting out a traditional shanty and pounding a table in time with the music.
—
Longreads,
5 Mar. 2026
A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.
—
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
29 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chantey
Noun
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In the opening game of the World Cup, the infamous chant was pleasingly absent from the Azteca.
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At that, Paul and four of his friends launched into a singing chant.
Noun
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Fundstrat Global Advisors' Tom Lee has joined a growing chorus of Wall Street bulls forecasting the S & P 500 will end the year at 8,000.
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The chorus rises into a falsetto that can carry urgency, comfort, and humor before a listener understands a single word.
Noun
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Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.
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Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
Noun
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When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
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Within the flashy dance numbers and power ballads, American musicals often hold up a mirror to society.
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After 110 goals in 172 appearances to go with three consecutive promotions, Mullin’s hero status is assured at The Racecourse Ground, meaning the terrace ditty in his honour seems certain to live on.
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All the more reason to keep this bouncy ditty on loop.
Noun
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The Spiritual Sound Marc-André Hamelin, Found Objects / Sound Objects The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie A year like no other, my 2025 in music was filled with joyous arias and madrigals of melancholy.
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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.
Noun
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Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings.
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Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
Noun
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Once the audience is so onboard with Kyle after this intimate aria, Kaplan deflates that.
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The pianist Víkingur Ólafsson played the aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, nodding to the fact that Gehry was born Ephraim Goldberg, in Canada.
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“Chantey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chantey. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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