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descanting

verb

present participle of descant

as in speaking

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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as in chanting

to produce musical sounds with the voice the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

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But the Bulls expressed definite interest in Kuminga, according to a league source speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss front-office strategy.

— Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Meteorologically speaking, there are precisely 2,157 hours, or about 89 days, in an autumn in Chicago.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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As the ovation stretched into its sixth minute, the audience began chanting for director Lance Oppenheim and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, who makes her acting debut in the film.

— Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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Especially for him in the same interview to be lecturing my party on democracy and norms.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Before long, at the height of France’s own student protests, in 1968, Ascherson was lecturing at the Sorbonne on post-Stalinist revolutionary ideas and tactics.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

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This is Edward, the aging King of England, talking to the ambitious noble Harold Godwinson.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
While talking with reporters Wednesday, Payton was asked how Denver was preparing for Mahomes, who is coming off major knee surgery in December.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

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