as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film
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Recent Examples of tuneful
The tuneful score and witty lyrics are by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, making an impressive Broadway bow.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Following his previous hits, the stalwart EDM enthusiast aims to set himself apart from his tuneful peers.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
But tuneful moments and a few moves do not a musical make.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Following his previous hits, the stalwart EDM enthusiast aims to set himself apart from his tuneful peers.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
But tuneful moments and a few moves do not a musical make.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuneful
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Joined by the backup vocalists of venerable Puerto Rican orchestra El Gran Combo, Peluso channels the precise moment in time (the tail end of the ’70s) when salsa became operatic and symphonic.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Gregory Alan Isakov has announced a special headlining tour alongside full symphonic orchestras in 2025.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2024
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The thespians love her, too – and some musical witches.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Travis will be joined by his original touring band along with singer James Dupré for a journey through his musical catalog, including 16 chart-topping classics.Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The king of hooks, timestamps, and melodious raps, minus his hitmaker aura and reference tracks, is found…lacking.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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The only relief from the monotony, and from worrying about the anguish my family must have been undergoing over my disappearance, was—bizarrely—the melodious voice of a female prisoner in another cell singing a Christian hymn that included 'Save me Jesus' in its refrain.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Tuneful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuneful. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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