1
as in lectures
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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variants
also discants
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as in chanties
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as in observations
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descants
Verb
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Kenji lectures on the difference between Japanese static views of ruins versus Western dynamic interpretations and carries the memory of past earthquakes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Yeanoplos lectures throughout the United States on the topics of valuation, applied finance and financial analysis, has been a faculty member for the AICPA’s National Business Valuation School for close to 25 years and is currently on the faculty of the ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute.—
BySteel Rose,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Challenge Our team started this research in summer 2023, when one of us, a space weather expert, spotted inconsistencies in space weather observations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a clip shared with PEOPLE ahead of the episode's release, Monica speaks with podcast host AD Smith about the grueling journey.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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On the podcast, the star speaks to a friend of the guest before interviewing them.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Working with producer Bob Pickering, Pride often sings over a string section and a saxophone on Endlessly.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
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With this song, YOASOBI sings about continuing to dance on stage and committing to their roles, even without applause or in the face of ridicule.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The family of late 74-year-old Lorna England provided the emotional remarks at the end of a government inquest into the Exeter, England, woman’s murder, which was officially ruled unlawful this week, according to ITV, The Guardian, and local Devon Live.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the last 10 years, a number of American generals made sensational remarks on when the Chinese mainland might launch attacks on Taiwan.—
Zhou Bo,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cory Doctorow talks to Amy Goodman about Enshittification.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, talks directly to the camera about inner peace and happiness.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If your annotations don't appear after saving, choose Print → Save as PDF to permanently embed them.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The text interview features additional notes and annotations from Husain and has been popular among Bloomberg subscribers.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Descants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descants. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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