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Recent Examples of chants
Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chants
Verb
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And then Ratner sings along to the song, as does Melania.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the dark, a poet sings to hold the wolves at bay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Channelling the ’80s via Kate Bush and Cyndi Lauper, Hollingworth revels in rollicking choruses fit for shoulder pads.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
16 Jan. 2026
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When experienced live, its commanding choruses, exquisite vocal solos, awesome symphonic score and theatrical libretto can produce such a staggering emotional intensity that some music fans half-jokingly refer to it as Verdi’s best opera.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the meantime, the day of reckoning for Social Security and Medicare looms just seven years out, and the national debt roars toward an astounding $39 trillion.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Like a puck zipping into a net at warp speed as the home crowd roars, Heated Rivalry has quickly and fiercely become one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.—
Jessica Derschowitz,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And perhaps not much more needs to be said about where one of the most iconic anthems devoted to human kindness lands anew in the current American climate, although much could.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hers was the kind of salt-of-the-earth family often celebrated in the anthems of The Homeland.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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But perhaps the best aspect of Update was the return of Jane Wickline’s offbeat keyboard ditties.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These interludes are like ballads in-between heavy power chord tunes at a stadium rock concert; an experience somewhat akin to watching a big loud action movie such as this.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Months after its release, singles from the Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers wound their way up the radio charts alongside alt-rock holdovers and glistening pop ballads.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is done with Taub’s sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Instead of the traditional alternation of sung-text recitative and arias (songs), verismo operas are more seamless in how songs are interwoven with the story.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Chants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chants. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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