monody

as in elegiac

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Noun
  • Working with longtime collaborators John Collins and Nicolas Bragg, the funk-rock elegies and New Romantic jaunts turn brittle and deliberate.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And then on March 29, Swift published an elegy for Partridge.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
  • Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Noun
  • The rest of the collection taps into fanciful motifs, like the triangle edges in Royale that resemble a medieval flag or the zigzags and x-shapes found throughout.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • McDonald’s taps into nostalgia with its Happy Meal toys as well.
    Antonia DeBianchi, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Monody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monody. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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