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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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also discants
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as in madrigals
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as in observations
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Verb
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Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Simon Maghakyan lectures on the 20th anniversary of the destruction of Djulfa in December 2025.—
Simon Maghakyan,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When both of these high-resolution, deep observations are combined (see the overlap), clear evidence appears for that grouping, with what appears to be four globular clusters all found together in a tiny region of space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The most agonizing and gripping sections of the book for me are the poet’s raw observations about where selflessness can lead you (as in Kimon’s exploitation by his culture, and younger writers) and how self-interest can be a kind of armor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Galloway, who co-hosts the Pivot podcast with veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher and routinely speaks with top Silicon Valley executives, decided to zero in on those Big Tech leaders who are often seen hobnobbing at the White House and Mar a Lago.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The diving and amateur sports community remained in shock today following revelations that Olympic diver Greg Louganis, who speaks freely of his contractingAIDS in a 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On the latter, Bollywood royalty Asha Bhosle, 92, sings in Hindi of setting sail to the other side, but Albarn smothers her beneath heraldic bursts of Disneyfied psych-pop.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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In this week’s new releases on the CoComelon YouTube channel, JJ sings a song all about wanting to be a grown-up like his dad.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When asked for comment on the situation, soccer’s world governing body FIFA referred CNN Sports to remarks by its general secretary, Mattias Grafström, on Sunday.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has pumped the brakes on a plan to close an Upper West Side middle school after a Black student fighting to save her school was interrupted by racist remarks caught on a hot mic during a school board meeting.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Angelina is another person who talks a lot.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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In this episode, Mitzi talks to Bret Anthony Johnston about his new story collection, Encounters with Unexpected Animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Strikes launched from flight clustered near loud choruses, while nearly all attacks from perches occurred in silence.—
Leonie Baier,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Propelled by its massive bassline, Del rapped the verses with Albarn leading the crowd throughout the choruses, until finally, the night was done.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Descants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descants. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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