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to produce musical sounds with the voice
monks chanting fervently at matins
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Recent Examples of chanting
The footage shows what appeared to be more than a hundred protesters gathered outside a building at night, chanting and confronting lines of armed federal personnel.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Thousands of fans waited for hours in the sun outside the venue, holding signs, banners and balloons — chanting, screaming and hoping to catch a glimpse of the star.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather than take care of patients in the hospital, the nurses gathered daily on the grassy shoulder of Holly Road, waving protest signs and chanting.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
There is essentially no country in the world where football is popular but doesn’t have a culture of chanting.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Actress and comedian Heather McMahan, who hosted the first tee at Bethpage Black Golf Course on Long Island, New York, was heard on videos posted to social media chanting expletives against golfer Rory McIlroy.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Students were heard chanting Charlie's name.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Fans don glowing bracelets and stomp in unison, shaking the ground and chanting in an engulfing display of Cuban-American pride.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The juvenile was within the area with vigil attendees and not outside the barrier with other protesters, who the Herald reported were chanting similar things.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Thousands of fans waited for hours in the sun outside the venue, holding signs, banners and balloons — chanting, screaming and hoping to catch a glimpse of the star.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather than take care of patients in the hospital, the nurses gathered daily on the grassy shoulder of Holly Road, waving protest signs and chanting.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
There is essentially no country in the world where football is popular but doesn’t have a culture of chanting.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Actress and comedian Heather McMahan, who hosted the first tee at Bethpage Black Golf Course on Long Island, New York, was heard on videos posted to social media chanting expletives against golfer Rory McIlroy.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Students were heard chanting Charlie's name.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Fans don glowing bracelets and stomp in unison, shaking the ground and chanting in an engulfing display of Cuban-American pride.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The juvenile was within the area with vigil attendees and not outside the barrier with other protesters, who the Herald reported were chanting similar things.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Chanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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