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descanting

verb

present participle of descant

as in speaking

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare

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as in chanting

to produce musical sounds with the voice the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line

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There are 11,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit that provide service to people in over 170 countries, Lauren Dreyer, SpaceX's Vice President of Starlink business operations, said while speaking at India Mobile Congress on Wednesday.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
She was hospitalized and, as of Tuesday, was awake and speaking.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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The rest of the story — the rest of why the crowd was chanting for him — could be explained by everything else, though.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Soon, the police were there in force, but the dedication of the outraged, chanting crowd demanding the men’s release ensured this would be no ordinary standoff.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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For decades, Zinn traveled the country lecturing to packed auditoriums.

— Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
The bald guy lecturing me on how to get the money looked real enough, but the question of his true being kept rattling around my increasingly paranoid mind.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

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The time that sales reps used to spend talking to customers is now used to update systems.

— Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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