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Definition of chantnext
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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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noun

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Verb
This week, social media was rife with videos of fans from Argentina in Kansas City for the match against Algeria in high spirits, chanting and waving flags in places like Jack Stack Barbecue. Eric Adler june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Some streets in Guadalajara were filled with drivers honking horns and fans chanting and waving Mexican flags. ABC News, 18 June 2026
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The visitors adapted to each child — favorite teams, favorite sports, favorite players — at one point breaking into an enthusiastic chant for the New York Knicks, drawing cheers from kids and parents alike. Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Based on a game McCartney played as a child, the chant-along chorus is infectious on its own, but the rest of the song is indicative of a genius of melody whose touch remained deft 60 years into a career. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chant
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  • The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Foster effectively invented the idea of a professional songwriter; founded the American songbook and pioneered the now-standard verse-chorus structure; and inspired the intellectual-property law of music.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.
    Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings.
    Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
    Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • As the anthems played ahead of Curaçao’s first-ever World Cup match, Advocaat stood on the touchline and wiped away tears.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Latin polyphony and motets are being sung at the Offertory and during the distribution of Holy Communion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • 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
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  • After 110 goals in 172 appearances to go with three consecutive promotions, Mullin’s hero status is assured at The Racecourse Ground, meaning the terrace ditty in his honour seems certain to live on.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • All the more reason to keep this bouncy ditty on loop.
    Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s already angst in the party, and glee among Republicans, that the trio will use their new clout to spotlight issues that divide Democrats.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 June 2026
  • This tangled relationship between Lestat and Armand, and all the guilt Lestat carries from it, provides a major breakthrough for Molloy’s documentary, and the journalist reacts with giddy, off-putting glee.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

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“Chant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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