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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the photographer achieves a very lyrical effect with her intentionally blurred images of flowers growing in the wild
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Recent Examples of lyrical
Through a sample of the collective’s poetry, the spotlight is on its lyrical nature, which blends the musical elements of a chorus with the imaginative creativity of wordplay.
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David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The video for the title track, an instant-classic twitching dance routine full of arresting contortions, feels like a conceptual piece with images of workplace anomie giving weight to lyrical reassurance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
Another music star who has been rumored to possibly appear during Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show is Lil Wayne, as the two lyrical titans recently cleared the air regarding the drama surrounding Kendrick being selected over Weezy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The video for the title track, an instant-classic twitching dance routine full of arresting contortions, feels like a conceptual piece with images of workplace anomie giving weight to lyrical reassurance.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
Another music star who has been rumored to possibly appear during Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show is Lil Wayne, as the two lyrical titans recently cleared the air regarding the drama surrounding Kendrick being selected over Weezy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrical
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Indeed there’s a deeply poetic nature to Hamisky’s work and subject matter, and one that Johnson especially gravitated towards for this collection.—
Laura Neilson,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Vitor Pereira became poetic when discussing Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s unexpected starring role in Saturday’s derby victory.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Amid our age of attention deficits, Isbell’s achievements carry significant weight, particularly in a time when expectations for lavish spectacles continue to grow and lyric prompters, pre-recorded vocals and backing tracks are increasingly commonplace.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The pair accompanied the single with a lyric video featuring clips of the two giggling with each other and sharing kisses in a bedroom.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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In addition, for this film, drinking heart blood had physical, poetical appeal.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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“Lyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrical. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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