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verb

present tense third-person singular of descant

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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as in chants

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

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descants

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noun

variants also discants

plural of descant

as in madrigals

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as in observations

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Often, the pincher is in the company of an elder who lectures to her.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Professors structure lectures with an awareness of how a sentence might circulate online.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of lectures

Verb

Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Definition of chants

Noun

In the pre-choruses, the chords and background vocals fill the spaces around Swift’s fragmented, stop-start lead vocal, creating an infectious call-and-response flow.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of choruses

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To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product.

— William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of observations

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Great Again message that, in particular, speaks to the deindustrialization experienced by the Rust Belt states, including Ohio.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The exchange speaks to a broader shift in how craft is continuing to be understood, not as a static inheritance but as a living body of knowledge, continually shaped by those who practice it.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of speaks

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When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
That’s likely because Sivan often sings in italics, not bold, allowing his voice to add to the production without overpowering it.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sings

Noun

If Rae had said no, Costanzo said the company might have sought a young singer or as a last resort cut the character's four arias and one duet, leaving only Aspasia's recitative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of arias

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Jio Platforms, the company at the center of Musk's remarks, is coming up with a record IPO issue soon, but its valuation demands have met with pushback from investors who seem unconvinced of the company's positioning as a tech business.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
His remarks evoked a world on edge, beset by growing social and economic divides and the uneven effects of globalization.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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