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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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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Experiments and observations in laboratories, in our Solar System, and on galactic and cosmic scales all bear this out in great agreement with General Relativity’s predictions, lending further support to the theory.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the nightmare scenario that kicks off Transcription, the disabling of the narrator’s phone—that ingenious receptacle for distraction, and discomfort, and crap—sets in motion a series of observations and reminiscences that prod the narrator’s unconscious, bringing the novel into being.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chief Calvin Standing Bear (Sicangu and Oglala Lakota) speaks a prayer over the bronze bison.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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There was also another dynamic quietly at play—one that speaks to the changing profile of sports ownership itself.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Avendaño sings this L’Oréal mascara ‘s praises, zooming in on its easy-to-remove formula and effective brush.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2026
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Miles Caton’s character, Sammie, sings and strums the guitar as the spirits of Black musicians and performers — past, present and future — weave through the juke joint.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The comments follow remarks from Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who indicated the government could offer a lump-sum compensation package to American claimants.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Luka Doncic Says Goga Bitadze Crossed a Line In a post-game press conference, Doncic said the exchange went beyond typical on-court trash talk and involved explicit remarks about his family.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trump said in on Truth Social that any attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure will be paused until April 6 and that talks with Iran continue.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Williams still talks like a young player at the start of his career.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego, the festival on Saturday will feature 15 choruses from all over the region, including Baja California.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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But, unlike James Murphy, Styles would never wait three minutes to drop drums for just two full choruses.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Descants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descants. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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