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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Newsweek has previously broken down the history the chant and South Africa's legal rulings on it.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Austin Green, New York Times, 25 June 2025
In yoga, meditation, chanting, mantras, and mindfulness can all be part of regular practice.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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Verb
The context of the chant is Panthers can sign Bennett for eight years, while other teams can sign him for seven.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Newsweek has previously broken down the history the chant and South Africa's legal rulings on it.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Noun
Those fans, which eventually swelled up to roughly 500 clad in red and black and waving flags and banners with team colors (including multiple Japanese flags), started chanting and drumming as soon as Urawa players took the pitch.
—Austin Green, New York Times, 25 June 2025
In yoga, meditation, chanting, mantras, and mindfulness can all be part of regular practice.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chant
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Electrified by the crowd of dedicated fans who sang nearly every lyric back to them, All Time Low found the answer to the question hanging over them.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Much to the delight of the crowd, Wonder sang his iconic hit Happy Birthday to his 13-year-old daughter Zaiah Morris, which prompted a mass singalong, creating a moment of pure joy in Hyde Park.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The chorus had several directors over the decades, and was rebranded as the Fox Valley Festival Chorus in 1980.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Swift then jumps up and down with her arms in the air as the song leads into the chorus and the pair continue to sing along.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The couple have been riding high ever since, with Harlow famously avoiding singer Usher’s flirtatious serenade during his Las Vegas residency out of respect for the Milwaukee Buck back in 2023.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The internet had been buzzing with rumors that her seductive serenade during the R&B superstar’s live performance sparked a breakup with a supposed husband, but Tillman is calling it all fan fiction.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The commission is also organizing a playlist of musical anthems celebrating America, a tech expo to highlight innovation, and a series of concerts celebrating American composers, performers, musicians and dancers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Babyface followed, leading the crowd on a journey through some of R&B’s most beloved anthems.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their ditties are delightful, poignant and powerful.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Lyrically, this song is pretty simple, but the complexity of the musical arrangement elevates it to something more than just a ditty about teenage puppy love.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
Noun
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If overproduced, commercialized songs play tag with a fleeting moment of pop culture, music with a seanchaí-storytelling ethos often borders the avant-garde because of its willingness to see surprising continuities between the past and present.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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On Tuesday, the pop artist took to social media to blast Gere for selling her childhood home after allegedly agreeing to take care of the property when purchasing the estate from her father, singer Paul Simon.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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