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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the musical sounds of the babbling brook
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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical
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as in comedy
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Recent Examples of musical
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Fifty-five years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice set out to create a musical that asked a central, controversial question about the central figure of Christianity: what if Jesus Christ wasn’t the Son of God, and was just a man trying to make a difference?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The first-ever musical theater production of Prince’s Purple Rain has found its lead actors.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Goodspeed Musicals has made an abrupt and unexpected change in its 2025 Goodspeed Opera House season, replacing the new stage version of a Christmas musical with a different Christmas show.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Fifty-five years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice set out to create a musical that asked a central, controversial question about the central figure of Christianity: what if Jesus Christ wasn’t the Son of God, and was just a man trying to make a difference?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
The storied cultural ceremony, which celebrates great American talents each year, will be hosted not by a musical artist or actor, but by the center's new chairman: President Donald Trump.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The first-ever musical theater production of Prince’s Purple Rain has found its lead actors.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
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The Coastal Communities Concert Band, an award-winning symphonic band of more than 75 musicians from throughout San Diego County, will give its Summer Pops Concert at 2 p.m. Aug.16 at the Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rice pudding without salt can never reach its symphonic potential.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Talent scouts have been in Edinburgh watching comedy shows, while The Late Late Show With James Corden producer James Longman has been confirmed as showrunner (as first tipped by Deadline).—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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The miraculous thing about BoJack Horseman was how the animated Netflix comedy managed to place the darkest, most melancholy material right alongside bursts of pure, concentrated silliness.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jeanette Winterson, The Passion Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this lyrical novel follows a French soldier who cooks for Napoleon and a Venetian woman who steals hearts—sometimes literally.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Despite the lyrical intensity, Offset is fine with the aftermath of it all.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Fast-paced with a side of melodrama, the political thriller is an intricate puzzle of power, ruthlessness and unimaginable choices.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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Something is going on, but rather than tease any actual plot points, the August 20 trailer mostly just promises melodrama.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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Irrational violence and lyric visions erupt in lacerating, supremely elegant prose that’s also genuinely funny at times.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Starting with singer Michael Hutchence, all the band members held up and subsequently dropped lyric cards in sequence.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Told with a classic heist structure and hints of tragicomedy, the story follows an ordinary government employee obsessed with winning the Melate lottery.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Following extended runs in Boston and London’s West End, the new musical comedy Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will open on Broadway this fall, with previews beginning Saturday, November 1, ahead of an opening night on Thursday, November 20, at Longacre Theatre.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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This musical comedy about a group of die-hard bingo players and their fierce competitions and strange rituals.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
28 June 2025
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How that psychodrama played out in the UK could have lessons for the US — not least because Cummings eventually succeeded in undermining Johnson’s political career, ultimately defenestrating the prime minister through relentless briefings and leaks.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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