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After a medley of sea shanties and swash-buckling tunes, Zimmer received a standing ovation before heading into intermission.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
But the second movement unlocked the rhetorical qualities essential to Beethoven’s self-referential classic — the striding melody dissipating into a whisper, squirrelly strings introducing a minor-key woodwind shanty, a coda that seemed to shrug genially.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
The Connecticut Sea Music Festival brings shanties and more to Essex, and Connecticut Virtuosi and guest artists are telling the history of Brazil with music and dance.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
Only big enough to fit a few people, Verdugo and the rest of his family would rotate in and out of the shanty during fishing trips for walleye, northern pike, perch and bass.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
But the second movement unlocked the rhetorical qualities essential to Beethoven’s self-referential classic — the striding melody dissipating into a whisper, squirrelly strings introducing a minor-key woodwind shanty, a coda that seemed to shrug genially.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
The Connecticut Sea Music Festival brings shanties and more to Essex, and Connecticut Virtuosi and guest artists are telling the history of Brazil with music and dance.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
Only big enough to fit a few people, Verdugo and the rest of his family would rotate in and out of the shanty during fishing trips for walleye, northern pike, perch and bass.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanty
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Inna and her family decided to drive to another village about 60 miles away, where Inna's grandparents had a tiny old hut.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Known for not being precious on set, Winslet illustrates this to Dominus by being interviewed for hours in a chilly beach hut on the English coast (Winslet’s idea).Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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The money is going toward meals, toiletries, gear and replacing a shower facility at one of the camps, Lewis said.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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But years later, in 1988, her husband was killed in another round of fighting in the camp.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Visitors get around the island by foot or on golf carts, and there are a smattering of seafood shacks and souvenir shops.Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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The worst damage was to the informal settlements and shacks that are found across Mayotte, Bieuville said.Lex Harvey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The company had mentioned on its website that the vessel carried life jackets in each cabin and two safety rafts for 25 people each, PEOPLE previously reported.Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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The film is set primarily in the cabin of a small aircraft that’s transporting a government witness, with Wahlberg playing a hitman charged with taking him out.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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