1
as in spoke
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare
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2
as in chanted
to produce musical sounds with the voice
the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descanted
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Outside the facility Saturday, protesters gathered with bold banners and chanted in Spanish and Korean, demanding justice for the hundreds of workers detained.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025 -
As young children and grown men cheered and chanted his name around the eighteenth green, the electricity in the air was palpable.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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We weren’t being lectured to anymore.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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America's Got Talent contestant Avalon Penrose, who introduced herself as someone who sang opera in her childhood, brought chaos — and fun — to the stage.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But what if the bees talked back?—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The show will include takes on some of the most famous songs sung by Frank Sinatra.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, just like Lisa, BTS have won the Best K-Pop award for songs sung primarily in both Korean and English.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Descanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descanted. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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