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as in ballads
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 poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in poetries
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 songs
Dylan played two acoustic songs at Newport following his electric set.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Some students sang worship songs.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit cites several songs and videos from Swift's albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Weeknd is planning to celebrate having the most songs to hit one-billion streams on Spotify with a performance for the first-ever Billions Club Live in Los Angeles.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Here are the 30 best songs and 20 best albums of 2024.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
But even bad songs are tough to whittle into a list and culling some of the worst offenders is highly subjective.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This brings the show to 58 categories, and songs will only be considered if their lyrics are at least 60% written in Spanish, Portuguese or a native regional dialect.
—Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Some students sang worship songs.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit cites several songs and videos from Swift's albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Weeknd is planning to celebrate having the most songs to hit one-billion streams on Spotify with a performance for the first-ever Billions Club Live in Los Angeles.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Here are the 30 best songs and 20 best albums of 2024.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
But even bad songs are tough to whittle into a list and culling some of the worst offenders is highly subjective.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This brings the show to 58 categories, and songs will only be considered if their lyrics are at least 60% written in Spanish, Portuguese or a native regional dialect.
—Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
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The group also stood out from the pack in its projection of feminist strength; while many TRL-era starlets released moony-eyed ballads declaring devotion to their men, Destiny’s Child seemed far more comfortable singing about demanding more from them, or not needing them at all.Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
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Since the first Disney feature animation in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, these songs have taken on a myriad of forms, from silly tunes about cleaning up to dramatic ballads concerning a primal human need for something more.Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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To read Giovanni’s poems or hear her speak was to immediately feel her profound care for Black people.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Giovanni’s ability to hold on to this perspective, and marry it with a distinct flair for the fantastical, imbued her poems and social commentary with a youthful curiosity well into her final years.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Driven by fantastical beats (mostly self-produced) and a deep bag of icy melodies that recall everything from Duwap Kaine to pluggnb-era Summrs, the ordinary is surreal.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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His woozy, Max B–lite melodies, hustler’s spirit raps that could work in classic Vado freestyles, and Dyckman shoutouts create a link between his Auto-Tune experiments and the fly party rap that’s been coming out of New York since the birth of hip-hop.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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What the three of them have in common to me is a completely seamless, effortless vacillation between the most dark and depressing [lyrics] and the absolute silliest and funniest.Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lana Del Rey’s lyrics are incredibly funny.Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Icky Thump, their sixth and final studio album, won best alternative music album and the title track took home the award for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals at the 50th annual Grammys.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
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For that swagger, go no further than the title track, where Lou Gramm's soulful vocals transform quite rudimentary lyrics into an impassioned and commanding anthem.Darryn King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Now, Shimmy’s druggy earworms and tropical two-step anthems are the gold standard of South Florida rap.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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Deadheads were blown away during the first residency by four-hour shows that perfectly blended the group’s beloved hippie anthems with high-resolution digital psychedelia projected onto the one-of-a-kind venue’s immersive dome.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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