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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the photographer achieves a very lyrical effect with her intentionally blurred images of flowers growing in the wild
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Recent Examples of lyrical
It’s been a year of lyrical combat, truth-telling, black media ascendancy, and celebrities getting their comeupance.
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The production enriches the song with an enveloping rhythm that combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with subtle details that accentuate the lyrical narrative and invite you to let yourself be carried away by the music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Vuong's moving, lyrical writing nods at his poetic roots.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Incredible lyrical content, incredible guitar and keyboard work by the other guys just all around great album.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The production enriches the song with an enveloping rhythm that combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with subtle details that accentuate the lyrical narrative and invite you to let yourself be carried away by the music.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Vuong's moving, lyrical writing nods at his poetic roots.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Incredible lyrical content, incredible guitar and keyboard work by the other guys just all around great album.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
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Magee recalled how uniquely present Carter was during their conversation, and how poetic.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
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Originally written as a play, skin & bones, with its poetic and evocative prose, is a fervent exploration of Blackness, fatness, sisterhood and motherhood, faith and family.Shyla Watson, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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As early as 1992, MacColl was performing the song with the same lyric change.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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The lyric reworks are basically telling people how to use the Cologuard test, then it gets screened.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Lyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrical. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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