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
Its origins and the ballad to enter were seemingly a scam made up by Agatha and her son Nicky to continue draining other witches’ magic.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
One of Spears’ most successful ballads returns this week in the U.K.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But beyond that story, there is the beauty of the song itself, a ballad where Sanz’s voice shines above a measured and subtle accompaniment and that speaks of the dissolution of love despite the best intentions.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat [Chrysalis/Partisan] Laura Marling’s first album in four years is a trove of nocturnal ballads and introspective lullabies recorded in the room with her newborn daughter.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
One of Spears’ most successful ballads returns this week in the U.K.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
But beyond that story, there is the beauty of the song itself, a ballad where Sanz’s voice shines above a measured and subtle accompaniment and that speaks of the dissolution of love despite the best intentions.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat [Chrysalis/Partisan] Laura Marling’s first album in four years is a trove of nocturnal ballads and introspective lullabies recorded in the room with her newborn daughter.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballad
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Instead, a song that’s already been available for many years has finally managed to become something of a hit.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The greatest of the prayer songs is the Lord’s Prayer.Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors plan to admit Melly's lyrics into evidence for his retrial.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Original material began to emerge — songs that were melodic and oblique in equal measure, with arpeggiated guitar hooks and Stipe’s lyrics drifting in and out of focus.Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1947, Ives’s Third Symphony, a stately mashup of Christian hymns, won him a Pulitzer Prize.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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No Bible readings, hymns about love and support and nature but not God.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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There were minor scuffles in the stands and some booed the Israeli anthem, Reuters reported.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The album doesn’t need the single anthems to accomplish his goal and make noise commercially as Tyler will be riding Chromakopia into another set of Grammy nominations in ‘26.Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Everything else about the track sounds clean and present, including the percussion and Lamar and Rihanna's vocals.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The band played a medley of midtempo, downbeat, and atmospheric arrangements, with Glasper providing sparse, complimentary vocals and jokingly claiming credit whenever one of the musicians would turn in an impressive solo performance.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat [Chrysalis/Partisan] Laura Marling’s first album in four years is a trove of nocturnal ballads and introspective lullabies recorded in the room with her newborn daughter.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
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Heretic Euphoric Dream Spray A soothing earthy citrus, consider this a lullaby in fragrance form.Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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