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By her own admission, the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once actress, 62, is not a natural belter.
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
The former is a 92-proof belter that hums with a choir of cinnamon, cocoa, and maple syrup.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Big Mama Thornton had a massive hit in 1952 with this R&B belter, the first hit from the legendary writing team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
The former is a 92-proof belter that hums with a choir of cinnamon, cocoa, and maple syrup.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Big Mama Thornton had a massive hit in 1952 with this R&B belter, the first hit from the legendary writing team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belter
Noun
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
Noun
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The Power & Light District announced the lineup Monday, April 14, for 2025’s Hot Country Nights, a weekly series of concerts featuring popular and rising country singers playing at the KC Live!—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The picture of effortless cool—much like her iconic parents, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, before her—the British-French actress and singer wore a flirty gold polka-dot Saint Laurent minidress and sky-high stilettos.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chambers’ bandmates are vocalist/guitarist Steve Hampton (formerly of The Vapors) and bassist Terry Lines (who played with Hampton in Dead Crow Road).—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine has reflected on Paul McCartney’s reaction to his band covering The Beatles on television more than a decade ago.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For the study, scientists focused on the Galápagos yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola), a small songbird that’s endemic to the archipelago.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Species include many types of warblers, the western tanager and the snow bunting.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The singer has made a name for herself with a unique blend of Americana songwriting that continues to explore varying cornerstones of the American experience, with her vintage aesthetic flair and smooth crooner vocal style.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This did leave us wondering which crooner was doing the Nicolas Cage role: maybe Menzel’s former onstage lover Norbert Leo Butz?—
Zach Schiffman,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It’s been impossible to avoid the breaking news of a songstress in space, the final frontier for pop.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Grammy-winning songstress, poet, and actress has long stood as a symbol of Black womanhood in all its fullness—soft yet strong, sensual yet grounded.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Belter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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