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as in to sing
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the frustrated crowd at the rock concert started to chant, "We want the show to start!"

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as in to vocalize
to produce musical sounds with the voice monks chanting fervently at matins

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chant

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noun

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That is what Donald Trump supporters may soon be chanting now that the president is already talking about seeking a third term, despite precedent and law. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 Hundreds of people gathered in the cobblestoned nook outside a Tesla showroom in the West Village, by the Standard hotel, chanting, holding posters, and playing instruments. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Republicans broke out in a chant of USA. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Their continuing chants gave backing to those causes and others. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chant
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  • Two key figures go down in the caves and are able to converse (and sing) with Floyd: his brother Homer (Jason Gotay) and Skeets Miller (Taylor Trensch), a reporter sent to cover the story.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Multiple derms sang this serum’s praises, pointing to its hyaluronic acid base.
    Rebecca Shinners, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors planning to voice their concerns over the firm’s green strategy U-turn.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • An orchestra, a chorus, a jazz big band, a marching band—these are complex macroorganisms whose inner workings require formidable feats of interactive precision, all of which depend on information encoded in a written score.
    Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Caring for ourselves and each other is a radical act of refusal, one brimming with a tricky little revolution just behind our eyelids, in our bedrooms, our lullabies, our dreams, our stillness, our get-togethers, and our morning pages.
    Akilah Sailers, Essence, 5 Apr. 2025
  • When Lakan goes to the brothel, he is allowed to hear the sound of Fengxian’s lullaby from the annex where she is kept.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • The trade deadline was so entertaining, that Mikko Rantanen decided to change jerseys twice in a week, leaving most experts claiming that this was the highest-profile player in NHL history to be traded midseason by two serenade teams.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • And sure enough, her nightly serenade continued without skipping a beat.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Thursday, Spurs have to do the same thing again: step out of the tunnel, wait for the Europa League anthem to play and become a different team.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While covering the 1999 anthem, Clarkson, 42 — who wore a yellow T-shirt and wide-leg dark denim jeans — injected her signature vocals.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 4 Apr. 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
  • Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • This is a charming little ditty about two long-haired freaks who come through small-town Texas; get called fairies, communists, and hippies; and are threatened with being (at best) run out of town.
    Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In it, Elmo, Big Bird, and Rosita are joined by their new friend Kahan, who has a catchy ditty to share with them.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • The flight lasted around 11 minutes, according to the company. 16:31 Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included pop star Katy Perry, completed their trip into space Monday morning.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Rory McIlroy wins the Masters — and a career Grand Slam. 11 minutes with a window view of Earth Six notable women, including pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King, are set to launch into space on a Blue Origin rocket Monday morning.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025

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