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Recent Examples of chantey
There’s nothing like listening to a shanty in the summer breeze.
—
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The Old Time Sailors were riding the phenomenon known as ShantyTok, which exploded in early 2021, after a Scottish postal worker named Nathan Evans posted a video of himself belting out a traditional shanty and pounding a table in time with the music.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus is an outreach programs of the U.S. Navy and performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral works to sea chanteys, patriotic fare, and even opera.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
Ralph Tufo plays a sea chantey on his concertina.
—Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The Old Time Sailors were riding the phenomenon known as ShantyTok, which exploded in early 2021, after a Scottish postal worker named Nathan Evans posted a video of himself belting out a traditional shanty and pounding a table in time with the music.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus is an outreach programs of the U.S. Navy and performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral works to sea chanteys, patriotic fare, and even opera.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
Ralph Tufo plays a sea chantey on his concertina.
—Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chantey
Noun
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Before things kicked off, a chant devoted to keeping the earth clean echoed at the beach.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The chant, a one-word slur that literally means male prostitute in Spanish, usually occurs when the opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More ordinary Russians are starting to speak out, in a rare chorus of dissent.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And finally, along comes Katniss, who in the middle of the 74th Hunger Games sings a dying Rue the lullaby that Lucy Gray sang on their picnic years ago, winning over the audience with her help.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recently, Rockabye Baby, the world’s leading lullaby music brand, reimagined the project as a kid-friendly version.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not that the album can really be divided into ballads and rockers.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Morris, Wanyá Morris, and Shawn Stockman joined on stage and got the massive crowd swaying to the ballad.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All the more reason to keep this bouncy ditty on loop.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The songs, by Randy Newman, are simple but charming little ditties, particularly the ensemble numbers where this makeshift band of misfits express their devotion to one another.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Spiritual Sound Marc-André Hamelin, Found Objects / Sound Objects The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie A year like no other, my 2025 in music was filled with joyous arias and madrigals of melancholy.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere around the state, Patrick’s serenade of Kat was filmed at Seattle Center.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their mother helped book their first gigs singing serenade covers.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ochoa’s snide speech about his privileged private school becomes a wrenching aria of desolation and need.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Instead, a narrator gives a somewhat notion of what’s what in the language of the audience, as is Akhnaten’s great aria, a hymn to Aten (god of the sun).—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Chantey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chantey. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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