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Recent Examples of chanted
The last two No Kings rallies saw a huge turnout at Kansas City’s Mill Creek Park, where demonstrators held picket signs, chanted and marched near the Country Club Plaza.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Sarah Graves gets love from hometown crowd The crowd at Dickies Arena chanted for senior Sarah Graves, a Keller product, to shoot the two free throws tied to a Kentucky flagrant foul that came with under a minute remaining in the game.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
But below all that, a drum circle chanted and sang.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
In a noisy scene outside the Manhattan courthouse, contrasting groups of demonstrators chanted, blew horns and beat drums and cowbells.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
In a noisy scene, protesters and supporters chanted, blew horns and beat drums and cowbells.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The gatherers chanted pro-monarchy slogans, including wishes of happy birthday to Pahlavi, who was born around the same day in October that Cyrus is said to have conquered Babylon.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
In Madrid, thousands chanted slogans against the war and expressed solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Some waved Iranian flags; others burned American and Israeli flags, or chanted anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Sarah Graves gets love from hometown crowd The crowd at Dickies Arena chanted for senior Sarah Graves, a Keller product, to shoot the two free throws tied to a Kentucky flagrant foul that came with under a minute remaining in the game.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
But below all that, a drum circle chanted and sang.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
In a noisy scene outside the Manhattan courthouse, contrasting groups of demonstrators chanted, blew horns and beat drums and cowbells.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
In a noisy scene, protesters and supporters chanted, blew horns and beat drums and cowbells.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The gatherers chanted pro-monarchy slogans, including wishes of happy birthday to Pahlavi, who was born around the same day in October that Cyrus is said to have conquered Babylon.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
In Madrid, thousands chanted slogans against the war and expressed solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Some waved Iranian flags; others burned American and Israeli flags, or chanted anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanted
Verb
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With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Religious Jews interpret Talmudic teachings in the context of the rabbi who intoned them.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Chanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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