Thesaurus results for CHANTIES

chanteys

noun

variants or chanties or shanties

plural of chantey

as in ballads

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While Dion’s enthusiasm might come as a surprise to fans more familiar with her soaring ballads, her appreciation for Metallica is hardly new.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2026
Was there anything about performing power ballads that bothered you?

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ballads

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In the pre-choruses, the chords and background vocals fill the spaces around Swift’s fragmented, stop-start lead vocal, creating an infectious call-and-response flow.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of choruses

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If Rae had said no, Costanzo said the company might have sought a young singer or as a last resort cut the character's four arias and one duet, leaving only Aspasia's recitative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of arias

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Delta musicians also often used call-and-response patterns, which were common in African music and were used in other blues styles and in African American sacred music, including spirituals.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Over his career, Sykes performed in venues around the world and across genres — opera, gospel, spirituals, show tunes, folk and pop — working with figures including Renée Fleming, Terence Blanchard, Carlos Santana, Julie Andrews and Brian Wilson.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of spirituals

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Not so, the guitarist affirms, while acknowledging that the lyrics could be read that way.

— Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
The band’s inscrutable lyrics and ramshackle approach make for songs that feel like unintentional and effortless anthems, rock ’n’ roll castoffs that catalyzed new possibilities.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lyrics

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In Kot’s eyes, the band was stunting its artistic growth by becoming a familiar, corporate brand à la the Rolling Stones; for Bono, there were some good songs on Voodoo Lounge.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Keyboardist Jason Derlatka took over for two songs — also capturing Perry’s pipes with eerie precision.

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of songs

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In the fall of 2024, NIST finalized its first three (later more) post-quantum cryptographic standards, with a migration roadmap targeting the removal of quantum-vulnerable public-key cryptography from its standards by 2035.

— Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
That undisclosed relationship was the reason The Athletic gave for finding her in violation of company standards.

— Bobby Burack, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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