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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
would you care to read your short lyric aloud?
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the film's lyric photography really enhanced its romantic mood
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Recent Examples of lyric
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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No luck for the Swifties on that front, but that did not deter them from showing up in droves to each show, often in sparkly handmade costumes that alluded to her eras and lyrics, and even some Swiftie inside jokes.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Bang & Olufsen is on the more luxurious side of the headphone category and that becomes apparent with the rich, crisp sound quality, lyric clarity, and resonant bass in a tiny package.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
With its shoegaze guitars, atmospheric production, and heavily emo lyrics, Peripheral Vision effortlessly blended their past sound into their new indie-rock direction, and soon became a fan favorite.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Kevin Winter / Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
No luck for the Swifties on that front, but that did not deter them from showing up in droves to each show, often in sparkly handmade costumes that alluded to her eras and lyrics, and even some Swiftie inside jokes.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The song arrived alongside a corresponding lyric video.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Bang & Olufsen is on the more luxurious side of the headphone category and that becomes apparent with the rich, crisp sound quality, lyric clarity, and resonant bass in a tiny package.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyric
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In an interview with Parents magazine in 2020, Duff revealed that Luca wrote a poem about their family and read it aloud at her and Koma's wedding.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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English Pen, a human rights organization, translated one of her poems to raise awareness.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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By the end, we’re also given a typically emotive Diana Warren ballad, sung by H.E.R. The performances, too, couldn’t be better.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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After its June 2023 release, the soaring breakup ballad finally reached the top of the singles chart in March, its slow build contributing to the song’s pervasive presence on the airwaves — and to Swims landing his first Grammy nomination for best new artist.Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Now his Pulitzer winner, Nickel Boys, has been turned into an equally uncompromising yet at times surprisingly lyrical film directed by RaMell Ross.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But man, One Hundred Years of Solitude is breathlessly beautiful at times, lyrical and alive and brimming with visual and intellectual ideas.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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And what could be more poetic than a small-town girl being picked to portray the ultimate small-town girl turned beloved music titan?James Factora, Them, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet, given the subject matter, the repetition is more poetic than redundant.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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John told Lennon if the song ascended to the top of the charts, Lennon would have to join him onstage to sing it.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The song was then almost thirty years old, and in the first stages of a decades-long popular revival, sparked by Dylan’s own electrified and largely incomprehensible rendition of it at the 1991 Grammys.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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After the Kerns Hotel fire, lawmakers delivered eulogies in the Capitol to honor the lives of their deceased colleagues during a memorial service that featured a hymn from a church choir, according to legislative records.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Locksmith Animation In this telling of the Nativity story, there are three wise women, the shepherds have been replaced by farmers who harvest organic vegetables, and there aren’t any hymns.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 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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Applicants must also complete the application form on the musical's site.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the musical’s politics are as unsubtle as any other aspect of this lumbering show.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Lyric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyric. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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