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Recent Examples of chant
Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
As people chanted, a woman in front of me gave a startled jump: a thief had snatched a chain off her neck.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Palestinian supporters said insulting chants referencing dead children in Gaza and other incendiary actions by Maccabi fans were particularly inflammatory to Amsterdam's 13% Muslim population.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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The throngs that gathered outside South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday were chanting against the President’s abrupt imposition of martial law, which outlawed just such expressions.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
As people chanted, a woman in front of me gave a startled jump: a thief had snatched a chain off her neck.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
At the rally, proponents cheered and bellowed chants calling for equality in the state’s pension system.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Palestinian supporters said insulting chants referencing dead children in Gaza and other incendiary actions by Maccabi fans were particularly inflammatory to Amsterdam's 13% Muslim population.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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If not, maybe stick to a regular screening, during which fans have been specifically asked not to sing along.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Wicked: For Good’s title change pays homage to a song sung in the musical.Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The chords are the same in the verse and the chorus.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That lasting unity is reflected gorgeously in the song's chorus, as indie breakout MJ Lenderman joins Crutchfield over cozy banjo and guitars to deliver the richest harmonies of the year.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Luckily, a lullaby by her mom is filled with magic that sends her off into a slumber filled with adventurous dreams.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024
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The College Football Playoff in Atlanta is getting a serenade.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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She was also seen receiving a package and a serenade from a mariachi band in Madrid in photos taken back in April.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In this release, Castro adopts his alter ego ‘Richy,’ a character inspired by the rich cultural tapestry of his native Medellín, this year accompanied by his cousin Toño, portrayed by Juanes, to create a festive anthem that honors family, music, and their heritage.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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The genre-bending anthem celebrates the musicians’ home of Georgia, honoring how the state shaped their careers.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Repetition with fidelity led, with the aid of print, to longer organized forms such as the motet, a vocal music composition, and the conductus, a Latin song with a rhythmic structure.Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
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The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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In a minute-long video posted to the app on Nov. 24, Oliver Richman, 24, posted a quick ditty as part of his personal challenge to write a song every day.Sara Belcher, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Hits No. 1 65 Years After Release The festive rivalry between the two pop divas is a friendly one.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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While the pop star typically wears her hair in big, bombshell curls, this set was especially fluffy and voluminous, definitely the result of some Velcro rollers, a teasing comb, and a large-barrel curling iron.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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