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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in dime
a very small sum of money
developers bought the land for a song
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of song
The songs are just too intricately lovely, delighting hips and hearts and heads all at once, to be denied.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In the lyrical spar, J. Cole offered a diss record against his Compton peer, but then retracted the song and issued an apology.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The greatest of the prayer songs is the Lord’s Prayer.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
There are a couple of versions of the song floating around TikTok.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In the lyrical spar, J. Cole offered a diss record against his Compton peer, but then retracted the song and issued an apology.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The greatest of the prayer songs is the Lord’s Prayer.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
There are a couple of versions of the song floating around TikTok.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song
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Speaking to Billboard earlier this year, frontman Grian Chatten discussed the creative leap the band took on Romance, which expands its sound to include elements of nu-metal, pop and string-laden ballads.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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As the Cure’s front man and primary songwriter, Smith’s never been shy about drawing blatant lyrical inspiration from his favorite books and poems.Chris Stanton, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Co-written with The Office executive producer Ben Silverman, The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin is described as a comedic retelling of the classic poem, featuring a visit from Steve Carell’s Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Baumgartner’s Kevin Malone.Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Audio and music players for kids give them access a unique variety of stories, melodies, voices, and cultures that can spark a lifelong love of music and books.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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One of my favorite parts of Oblivion is the French band M83’s atmospheric, electronic score, which combines pulsating beats, ambient textures and soaring melodies that echo both the technological sophistication of Jack’s world and the emotional weight of his discoveries.Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The dime that sold last weekend garnered over 200 bids Sunday night and sold for $506,250, nearly 30 times what the previous wonders paid for the coin 46 years ago in 1978.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Raised on a dairy farm in Ohio, the sisters who consigned the dime have chosen to remain anonymous.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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Is Sister Paxton feeling a hollowness in the poetry of her faith here?Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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With spot-on comedic timing on both players’ parts, Hernandez’s boisterous interruptions paired well with Wickline’s soft-spoken poetry.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors plan to admit Melly's lyrics into evidence for his retrial.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Original material began to emerge — songs that were melodic and oblique in equal measure, with arpeggiated guitar hooks and Stipe’s lyrics drifting in and out of focus.Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1947, Ives’s Third Symphony, a stately mashup of Christian hymns, won him a Pulitzer Prize.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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No Bible readings, hymns about love and support and nature but not God.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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Repeating the same ads, decor and jingles could lead to consumer desensitisation.Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Harrelson capably channels his character’s impotence, unable to suppress his shame that his wife is becoming the breadwinner by writing catchy jingles.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
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“Song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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