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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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4
as in dime
a very small sum of money
developers bought the land for a song
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of song
Out on Monstercat, the song is the title track from a five-song, no skips EP.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
Originally appearing as a bonus track on last year’s greatest-hits compilation, Science Fiction, the song is reimagined here into a glitchy, distorted club cut.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
As the camera panned to the audience during the song, the Yellowstone alum, 70, could be seen clutching the sides of his head, seemingly in total awe of the 78-year-old music legend.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Seated in the audience at Studio 8H, Nicholson introduced Adam Sandler before the comedian performed an original song paying tribute to SNL's legacy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
Originally appearing as a bonus track on last year’s greatest-hits compilation, Science Fiction, the song is reimagined here into a glitchy, distorted club cut.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
As the camera panned to the audience during the song, the Yellowstone alum, 70, could be seen clutching the sides of his head, seemingly in total awe of the 78-year-old music legend.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Seated in the audience at Studio 8H, Nicholson introduced Adam Sandler before the comedian performed an original song paying tribute to SNL's legacy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song
Noun
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Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tender gestures, songs and poems become a conduit for communicating with nature and healing the Earth.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The star quilt poems also work collectively or relationally.—
Melissa Ragain,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The seven-track project melds her sweet R&B melodies and innocent, imaginative lyricism about embracing love and what the future holds while not letting her enemies get the best of her with irresistibly smooth Afropop production.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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The distinct and striking characteristics in her voice cornering and demanding of the melody and phrasing what only her voice could.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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But Zelenskyy said Trump — who insists Putin is ready to end the three-year grinding war — needs to understand that Ukraine can’t change its attitudes toward Russia on a dime.—
Zeke Miller,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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The suspect had shared some disturbing, graphic poetry to his Facebook profile in September and May 2024.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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She was simply drawn to the poetry of the group’s work.—
Brian Schaefer,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Stone’s rich, soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics were felt far and wide, earning her multiple Grammy nominations and a lasting influence in the neo-soul genre.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
1 Mar. 2025
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The agreement emerged from extensive discussions between SWA’s lyrics team featuring Puneet Sharma, Raj Shekhar, Hussain Haidry, Danish Javed, and Shellee, alongside MCAI representatives Indrajit Sharma and Vipin Mishra.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., holds Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m and Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns at 10:30 a.m. and Evensong at 4 p.m. Sundays.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his first week as FCC chair, Carr has revived complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS, again singing from Trump’s hymn book, alleging liberal bias at the national networks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Along with busying themselves doing studio work for commercial ad jingles and sessions with Ben E. King, Roy Ayers and Esther Phillips, Alomar played as part of the Apollo Theater’s house band.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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While some transitions still use generic one-liner jingles, the addition of real pop and R&B love songs in the episodes is something the franchise has never done before — and hard to ignore while watching.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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