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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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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When not writing, May frequently lectures on the politics and policies of mass incarceration for university classes, academic conferences, and online events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026 -
With me, my wife lectures me more than my children.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 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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And the observations, questions, and assertions in our articles are varying degrees of surprising, insightful, and amusing.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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Sharper than Hubble Researchers compared the new data with earlier observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Another novelty is a pope who speaks English as a mother tongue, something not seen for centuries.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Harding sings in the hooded, lower end of her range, and the music is filled with nighttime sounds—chittering percussion, organ.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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And that's why Lando sings every single morning.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The remarks at North Javits Center, a cavernous new event hall along New York’s Hudson River, followed a brief introduction by Anne Hathaway.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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His remarks imply a diminished role for the multinational peacekeepers, which the United Nations Security Council had said would be charged with tasks like training a new police force and disarming militant groups.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Settlement talks Sixteen lawyers crammed the tables next to Judge Bredar in the largest federal courtroom in Baltimore for the pre-trial hearing.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Below, Weisman talks with THR about the difficult conversations in the writers’ room about presenting the interracial friend group onscreen, considering an alternative killer and the message the series sends about the danger shame and secrets pose to women.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Arias, recitatives and choruses are more like ruminations from the King James Bible, as part of a spiritual journey.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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But for a band that distrusts pop blandishments, Cola have gotten a lot less coy about going for choruses that grab you and melodies that stick.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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“Descants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descants. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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