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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the musical sounds of the babbling brook
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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical
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as in comedy
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Recent Examples of musical
Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
In another post, Chopra shared a tearful emoji and a heart-smiling emoji over a photo of the musical's official Playbill.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Blue skies were ahead for Seyfried, who went on to land leading roles in movie musicals from Mamma Mia! to Les Misérables.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The musical numbers are stilted too, with characters just kind of hanging around while singing—a massive step down from the exuberant, layered choreography of the 1992 classic.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
In another post, Chopra shared a tearful emoji and a heart-smiling emoji over a photo of the musical's official Playbill.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Her first three years Dani stuck mostly to performing on stage in various musicals, choirs, and plays.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Blue skies were ahead for Seyfried, who went on to land leading roles in movie musicals from Mamma Mia! to Les Misérables.
—airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
Adjective
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This program features works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Mozart, promising an unforgettable afternoon of beautiful symphonic music, according to a news release.—
Encinitas Advocate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition to these symphonic masterworks, the orchestra will present music deeply rooted in Jewish heritage, carrying both historical and emotional significance.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Again, there’s no hard and fast definition for what constitutes a dumb comedy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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While Redman and Method Man may not be kicking it, the former believes their lyrical chemistry is still there.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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District 13 Commissioner René Garcia initially opposed the proposal due to lyrical content, but ended up changing her mind.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
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Why did the intel officials go public with lights, cameras and melodrama?—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite being a sports melodrama, the filmmaking fails to distinguish either components, stylistically or narratively.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, the combination of the specific chord progression in the melody paired with the verbatim hook was a greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work, in both lyric choice and chord expressions.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Doja Rat stated that Strange claimed to have over 300 songs and handwritten lyric sheets.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Directed by Josef Hader The soil of the Austrian countryside is rich with tragicomedy in writer-director-star Hader’s second feature as a director after 2017’s Wild Mouse.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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In an early form of influencer marketing, Allgood arranged for a live opossum to appear onstage with Anna Held, Broadway’s most popular musical comedy star.—
Howard Dorre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Not to be confused with New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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