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 chanties
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as in observations
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descants
Verb
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The same government that lectures Beijing about state capitalism and nonmarket behaviors now practices it at home.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025 -
But Andres Bernal, a political analyst who lectures at the City University of New York, thinks many young voters look at Cuomo's history of controversy and are reminded of the Democratic Party establishment that has left them disillusioned.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Challenge Our team started this research in summer 2023, when one of us, a space weather expert, spotted inconsistencies in space weather observations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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If none of those speaks to you, the Victorian era has some fantastic mysteries and ghost stories to get lost in.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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But here, Lovato sings from hindsight and a completely different headspace.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t over until the Old Lady sings.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The family of late 74-year-old Lorna England provided the emotional remarks at the end of a government inquest into the Exeter, England, woman’s murder, which was officially ruled unlawful this week, according to ITV, The Guardian, and local Devon Live.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the last 10 years, a number of American generals made sensational remarks on when the Chinese mainland might launch attacks on Taiwan.—
Zhou Bo,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The officer calmly and sweetly talks to the dog, calling to Moose to get the canine to come closer.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks Wednesday night with Deni Avdija.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Notes, document annotations, scribbles and works of doodle art can be made using the latest Pen3 input, which has been designed to look like a regular pen.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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If your annotations don't appear after saving, choose Print → Save as PDF to permanently embed them.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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