as in voiced
expressed or communicated by voice
our cat is given to making strange vocal noises in the dead of night
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a recording artist who arranges his own vocals
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Recent Examples of vocal
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 May 2025
This opposition comes as no surprise as Hawley has been vocal in his protests to Medicaid cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Who Won America’s Got Talent Season 20? Indiana native and janitor Richard Goodall was named the Season 19 AGT winner after impressing the world with his powerhouse vocals.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Adjective
She's been vocal about how the relationship has impacted her emotionally and physically in the months that followed.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 May 2025
This opposition comes as no surprise as Hawley has been vocal in his protests to Medicaid cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Noun
The band includes Leonard Patton on vocals, Tripp Sprague on sax and flute, Mack Leighton on bass, Justin Grinnell on bass, Danny Green on piano, Duncan Moore on drums and Peter Sprague on guitar.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Who Won America’s Got Talent Season 20? Indiana native and janitor Richard Goodall was named the Season 19 AGT winner after impressing the world with his powerhouse vocals.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocal
Adjective
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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There was no voiced opposition, though a representative for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers did amend its support, contingent on the addition of commercials as eligible projects.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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The spiritual power ballad also drew 918,000 official U.S. streams in the tracking week.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Dropped with enough time to reach the Billboard charts before fans rush to buy and stream the full-length, the ballad sadly didn’t perform very well via any major metric.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The videos also tend to show garbled subtitles that almost match the spoken words, which is an artifact of subtitles on videos present in the training data.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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Imagine for example that the new language was easy to write down but extremely hard to use via the spoken word.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The two songs had been locked in second place on the list of the longest-running No. 1s in the history of the Hot Rap Songs chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As the credits rolled, it was revealed that Antonoff and Coen collaborated on three songs for the film that Qualley performed — one of which had a Lana Del Rey feel to it.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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On the new version of the track, Laferte opens the song in Spanish, before St. Vincent joins in English as the two take turns tackling the song’s lyrics and their own language.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Other fans even modified Taylor Swift lyrics to fit the situation, showing off their creativity.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Approximately 25 years ago, the president of a communications company that specialized in oral presentations invited me, along with about 20 other small business owners, to a demonstration.—
Lynne Agress,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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On the substance of the issue, oral arguments underscored what everyone who knows and appreciates the presence of charter schools should well understand.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Seated on a stool with an acoustic guitar and surrounded by a semi-circle of 11 ace musicians, Simon delivered ruminations, deliberations and hymns via soft, deceivingly casual phrasings.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The service of hymns and prayer will be followed by a memorial roll call of members of the armed services who died in active duty.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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