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chanteys

noun

variants or chanties or shanties

plural of chantey

as in ballads

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Those digital Mellotrons balanced against Wilson’s dry 2000s alt-rock production cast Åkerfeldt’s ballads into a searching, uncanny drift at the outskirts of the metal landscape.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
His theory—that the poems must have been patched together much later from various ballads—was not universally accepted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of ballads

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In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
But, as with effectively a new group needing to gel, time was always going to be required for heroes to emerge and inspire terrace chants to replace or supplement the ditties to ‘Super Paul Mullin’, ‘White Pele’ (Elliot Lee) et al.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026

Definition of ditties

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Some 54 million Americans were participating in choirs and community choruses before the pandemic, according to a 2019 choral impact study.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of choruses

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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
The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.

— Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026

Definition of arias

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Hip-hop is their common language, but Robinson is also fluent in blues and spirituals while Quijada speaks forcefully through Mexican folk rhythms.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Families gathered, spirituals filled the streets, and emancipation—long delayed—became real at last.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 June 2026

Definition of spirituals

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The video showed the dad of two singing the lyrics to the track, with many commenting that the upload gave them goosebumps and left them sobbing.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Across the seven tracks, WONHO contributed to the lyrics, composition, production, and arrangement throughout the album.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of lyrics

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D4vd stood to make millions from future albums D4vd turned a viral gaming hobby into a bona fide music career by creating songs for gamers to use in videos.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The further Rico and Blume stray from their winning formula (hard-ass rapping over hard-ass beats), the less effective these songs feel.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

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