as in song
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness
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Recent Examples of ballad
The music ranged from Star Wars to sentimental ballads and the organists were treated like rock stars.
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Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
From 'The Voice' and Shattering Records to Racial Controversy and Felony Charges
The ballad's music video features Wallen as himself, getting ready to perform a late-night show set on New Year's Eve.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The pair played a folk ballad sung by a woman named Eunice Yeatts McAlexander and recorded in 1932, before rural electrification.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Melodically, this pensive, pop-tinged ballad makes the most of Wallen’s polished falsetto and heartfelt vocal rendering.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
From 'The Voice' and Shattering Records to Racial Controversy and Felony Charges
The ballad's music video features Wallen as himself, getting ready to perform a late-night show set on New Year's Eve.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The pair played a folk ballad sung by a woman named Eunice Yeatts McAlexander and recorded in 1932, before rural electrification.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Melodically, this pensive, pop-tinged ballad makes the most of Wallen’s polished falsetto and heartfelt vocal rendering.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballad
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Fairy tales, rom-coms and love songs often inundate us with the idea that true love is effortless, as 2014 research from Psychology of Women Quarterly explains.Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Motown songs kept up with tunes by bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and earworms from groups like the Supremes helped Motown sell more 45s than any other company in the nation.Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2025
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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The setup feels like karaoke, with Buck cueing backing tracks, but there is no lyrics screen to lean on.Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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By the time Newcastle made their return to the Champions League and the anthem blared out at the San Siro, in a cacophony of noise and emotion, everyone briefly became Murphy.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like Jones himself, who produced the record, the perennial Halloween anthem was a multi-media affair, encompassing music, film, television, dance and fashion.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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The song is vintage stomp-and-holler festival folk, with Marcus Mumford’s vocals sailing over thumping drums and the ceaseless tumble of acoustic guitar and banjo.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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The track resonates with Belinda’s crystalline vocals, dynamic guitar riffs, and spirited trumpet interplays, while Tito’s distinctively gruff delivery adds grit to their musical escapade.Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
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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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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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