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to produce musical sounds with the voice
monks chanting fervently at matins
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Recent Examples of chanting
As Ji Seon stares in shock, her friends cheer in the background, chanting at her to say yes, ha.
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos posted on social media show protesters chanting inside the hotel and holding up signs, while refusing to leave the lobby.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.
—Celina Pereira, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Online posts questioning the city’s account continued into the week, and protesters have kept returning to the Hyatt, banging pots and chanting in subfreezing temperatures.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Young people, their faces covered by masks, circulated through traffic and on sidewalks, chanting political slogans.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The sound of honking, chanting, and music filled the air.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Other videos circulating showed armed men chanting support for Khamenei while riding on trucks mounted with machine guns.
—Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations began in late December with protesters chanting in Tehran against rising inflation and the falling value of the national currency before spreading across Iran and becoming more explicitly anti-government.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos posted on social media show protesters chanting inside the hotel and holding up signs, while refusing to leave the lobby.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.
—Celina Pereira, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Online posts questioning the city’s account continued into the week, and protesters have kept returning to the Hyatt, banging pots and chanting in subfreezing temperatures.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Young people, their faces covered by masks, circulated through traffic and on sidewalks, chanting political slogans.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The sound of honking, chanting, and music filled the air.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Other videos circulating showed armed men chanting support for Khamenei while riding on trucks mounted with machine guns.
—Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations began in late December with protesters chanting in Tehran against rising inflation and the falling value of the national currency before spreading across Iran and becoming more explicitly anti-government.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Chanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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