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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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Meanwhile, Charlie Puth sings his heart out at his Whatever's Clever!—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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There are few musicians better suited to celebrate International Jazz Day than San Diego’s Allison Tucker Adams, who sings adeptly in six languages.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 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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Unlike a lot of pop songs, the choruses don’t just repeat the same lyrics, right?—
Nate Sloan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The crowd roars, and phones record the seconds-long interaction, which then invariably is shared on social media.—
Alexandra Starr,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Through more than 200 interviews and a blend of entertainment and education, the podcast highlights Kuti’s impact while incorporating the voices of women in his life and showcasing his musical works as anthems for freedom.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Teenagers scaled Budapest’s iconic Chain Bridge and blasted revolutionary anthems by artists whose songs captured young people’s frustrations with the regime.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The songs, by Randy Newman, are simple but charming little ditties, particularly the ensemble numbers where this makeshift band of misfits express their devotion to one another.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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These plinking, whimsical ditties—each song lasts but a minute or two at most— are evocative in their simplicity, but deceptively rich in texture.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ballads speak about love, but from a relaxed place.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed with folk ballads, this fantasia-like play certainly creates a mood, but struggles to tell a cohesive story.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Across from the San Francisco Giants’ home base of Oracle Park, the audience swayed to British singer-songwriter Oliva Dean’s R&B-infused serenades at The One Party by Uber at Pier 48.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Chants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chants. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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