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Recent Examples of melody
Moments into the melody, a passing dog, leashed beside its owner, halted and began to howl in pitch with the jazz music.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The band teamed up with Pitbull, who has recently been mining the past for catchy melodies and sampling famous tracks, turning them into modern pop cuts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps more than ever, Hayes is the circus master of his untamable mind, a seemingly endless source of ear-worm melodies and ingenious wordplay.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The band teamed up with Pitbull, who has recently been mining the past for catchy melodies and sampling famous tracks, turning them into modern pop cuts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps more than ever, Hayes is the circus master of his untamable mind, a seemingly endless source of ear-worm melodies and ingenious wordplay.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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One video for the song Turista, for instance, focused on Lares, the site of the 1868 Grito de Lares revolt against Spanish rule.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, Vučić changed his tune on Kosovo.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the sprawling El Parián market, mariachis roam between tables blaring familiar folkloric tunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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