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as in vocalizing
to produce musical sounds with the voice
monks chanting fervently at matins
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Recent Examples of chanting
Since then, Bozeman has become a place where Bryant fills her downtime with hikes, sound baths, chanting and good food.
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Lindzi Scharf, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Teen-agers born thirty years after the end of his father’s reign were shot and killed for chanting his name.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Villagers join in with songs, chanting and dance.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
In Theroux’s documentary, Sullivan is seen chanting antisemitic slurs on the streets of Spain and promoting misogynistic and homophobic views.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Villagers join in with songs, chanting and dance.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2016, Legia was ordered to play Real Madrid behind closed doors in the Champions League after crowd disturbances and racist chanting during a 6-0 loss at home to Borussia Dortmund.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The women recently organized a rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale where about 150 demonstrators showed up, chanting Pahlavi’s name and waving flags from Iran, Israel and the United States.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Iranians who were chanting against the supreme leader are now watching foreign bombs fall on their cities.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Lindzi Scharf, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Teen-agers born thirty years after the end of his father’s reign were shot and killed for chanting his name.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Villagers join in with songs, chanting and dance.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
In Theroux’s documentary, Sullivan is seen chanting antisemitic slurs on the streets of Spain and promoting misogynistic and homophobic views.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Villagers join in with songs, chanting and dance.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2016, Legia was ordered to play Real Madrid behind closed doors in the Champions League after crowd disturbances and racist chanting during a 6-0 loss at home to Borussia Dortmund.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The women recently organized a rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale where about 150 demonstrators showed up, chanting Pahlavi’s name and waving flags from Iran, Israel and the United States.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Iranians who were chanting against the supreme leader are now watching foreign bombs fall on their cities.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanting
intoning
Verb
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The news site Deadspin took clips of different anchors intoning the same words and laid them over one another to make a hellish cacophony.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Chanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanting. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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