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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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His expansive sonic palette includes soaring anthems, tender ballads, and hard-driving dance tracks with a focus on thumping bass and earworm melodies.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Oliver's version, warning people to be skeptical of such companies, features stars like singer Megan Hilty, actor Victor Garber and Larry David, in a nod to the original earworm's prominent cameo in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
Genuine earworms like this are fleeting here.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
The character's music has the religious iconography of Madonna mixed with the anthemic lilt of Taylor Swift earworms.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Oliver's version, warning people to be skeptical of such companies, features stars like singer Megan Hilty, actor Victor Garber and Larry David, in a nod to the original earworm's prominent cameo in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
Genuine earworms like this are fleeting here.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
The character's music has the religious iconography of Madonna mixed with the anthemic lilt of Taylor Swift earworms.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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