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to produce musical sounds with the voice
monks chanting fervently at matins
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Recent Examples of chanting
Tehran’s Grand Bazaar remained a focal point of unrest, with large crowds chanting against Iran’s leadership as authorities responded with tear gas and armed deployments.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Residents and locals gathered in the street after the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, chanting and throwing snowballs in the direction of federal agents, KARE reported.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Protests began soon after, with demonstrators chanting against Iran’s theocracy.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Video of the protesters shows demonstrators chanting while holding signs and flags.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
At least eight people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
On the 15-track album, Rosalía uses strings, chanting, and religious iconography even while singing about cars, luxury, and jet-setting.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Outside, Mamdani’s supporters filled the streets—young, jubilant, chanting about housing justice and a new kind of politics.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Instead of another room with a priest and young woman growling on the bed, the exorcisms in The Wailing are accompanied by chanting crowds, firepits, and drums beating as a great spectacle is made of the ritual.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Residents and locals gathered in the street after the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, chanting and throwing snowballs in the direction of federal agents, KARE reported.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Protests began soon after, with demonstrators chanting against Iran’s theocracy.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Video of the protesters shows demonstrators chanting while holding signs and flags.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
At least eight people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
On the 15-track album, Rosalía uses strings, chanting, and religious iconography even while singing about cars, luxury, and jet-setting.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Outside, Mamdani’s supporters filled the streets—young, jubilant, chanting about housing justice and a new kind of politics.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Instead of another room with a priest and young woman growling on the bed, the exorcisms in The Wailing are accompanied by chanting crowds, firepits, and drums beating as a great spectacle is made of the ritual.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Chanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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