as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
a sweetly melodic chant
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Recent Examples of melodic
By that time, Mould and Hart began dabbling in more melodic songwriting, which spiked interest in the band at college radio stations around the country.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Never Enough mixes ethereal pop, Police-infused New Wave, and chainsaw riffs, all of it elevating Turnstile’s melodic sound to greater heights.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Other notable lineup details include Anyma, the Italian-American techno and melodic techno producer who has blown minds and melted faces with his residency at the Sphere.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
At the Gates pioneered the melodic death metal sub-genre that became so widespread throughout the 1990s.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Tintinnabuli was inspired, in part, by Pärt’s interest in much earlier styles of Christian music, including Gregorian chant – the single-voice singing of Roman Catholicism – and Renaissance polyphony, which weaves together multiple melodic lines.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
A lot of it was animal sounds as opposed to melodic sounds.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Steinbeck ties these themes together with a musical motif, employing melodic language to express Kino’s emotional world and his relationships with others.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Never Enough mixes ethereal pop, Police-infused New Wave, and chainsaw riffs, all of it elevating Turnstile’s melodic sound to greater heights.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Other notable lineup details include Anyma, the Italian-American techno and melodic techno producer who has blown minds and melted faces with his residency at the Sphere.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
At the Gates pioneered the melodic death metal sub-genre that became so widespread throughout the 1990s.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Tintinnabuli was inspired, in part, by Pärt’s interest in much earlier styles of Christian music, including Gregorian chant – the single-voice singing of Roman Catholicism – and Renaissance polyphony, which weaves together multiple melodic lines.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
A lot of it was animal sounds as opposed to melodic sounds.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Steinbeck ties these themes together with a musical motif, employing melodic language to express Kino’s emotional world and his relationships with others.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodic
Adjective
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But any lyrical intensity is undercut, to say the least, by the playfulness of Mercury’s vocals and the gleefully absurd operatic bits.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Too many of them don’t rap with soul, heart, or lyrical depth.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her nonfiction includes Pain Studies (Bellevue Literary Press/Dreamscape/Hanser), a book-length lyric essay on the intersection of pain, perception, and language; and Climate (Essay Press), an exchange of epistolary essays co-written with poet Julie Carr.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Loose lyric sheets littered the floor.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, neuroscientific studies demonstrate that musical engagement activates the brain’s reward system, enhancing motivation, emotional regulation, and memory formation.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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How did your whole social media and musical journey begin?—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Melodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodic. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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