chanteys

variants or chanties or shanties
Definition of chanteysnext
plural of chantey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanteys
Noun
  • One fan’s decision to belt out power ballads instead of just screaming during Stanford’s free throws at the ACC Tournament has turned into the most shareable fan moment heading into March Madness.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Born into an Ecuadorian-Guatemalan family, Southern California’s Trish Toledo first began signing cumbias and ballads before falling head-over-heels for the timeless pop, R&B and soul recordings from the ’60s and ’70s.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • But perhaps the best aspect of Update was the return of Jane Wickline’s offbeat keyboard ditties.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But, unlike James Murphy, Styles would never wait three minutes to drop drums for just two full choruses.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Strikes launched from flight clustered near loud choruses, while nearly all attacks from perches occurred in silence.
    Leonie Baier, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There will be cocktails, dinner and arias performed by the 2025-26 Artists in Residence.
    Libby Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Many arias from the 1800s include repeated verses to give the singers the opportunity to show off their coloratura skills by embellishing the sections of the songs the second time around.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At Merkin Hall, Chanticleer rings in the semiquincentennial with a new work by Trevor Weston, which spotlights the legacy of African American spirituals.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As iconic church songs that have crossed over into secular spirituals, they were written to be memorable and singable, crowd-tested for at least a couple of generations.
    David W. Stowe, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His lyrics detail a process of active healing, gesturing at a contentedness that beds in as your 20 begin to wane.
    Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Nine of his songs have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 — an impressive feat for any regional Mexican artist.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Chanteys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanteys. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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