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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in dime
a very small sum of money
developers bought the land for a song
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of song
Meanwhile, Kevin Parker’s psychedelic pop project Tame Impala makes a strong impression on the latest top 50 with seven songs, all housed by from their fifth studio album, Deadbeat.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
The most somber day on the Christian calendar is occasion for U2 to put out a half-dozen songs with appropriately somber themes — but also, in some cases, a hard-rocking musical settings.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The song was made during one of the school’s workshops.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The songs are produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Jacknife Lee.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
The most somber day on the Christian calendar is occasion for U2 to put out a half-dozen songs with appropriately somber themes — but also, in some cases, a hard-rocking musical settings.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The song was made during one of the school’s workshops.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The songs are produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Jacknife Lee.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song
Noun
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Recorded over a two-year period, Blue Mountain, Weir’s first solo album since 1978’s Heaven Help the Fool, was a beautifully ambient collection of modern-day ranch-hand ballads, and Weir soon launched an accompanying tour.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Handsomely lensed by Alexandre Nour Desjardins, who uses lots of warm light to give the interiors a nostalgic bent, the film also benefits from a melodic score by Joseph Marchand, with other scenes set to vintage Soviet-era pop ballads.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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The author of more than 3,000 poems, Williams published four books, according to Christine, and at one point was named poet laureate for Honor Flight Chicago.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Fricke's meditation on cycles of creation and destruction is free-associative yet thematically controlled, with the final result existing somewhere at the nexus of musical, essay, and poem.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Canty and Lally churn with monomaniacal might, spurring Lewis to play bold, declarative melodies that Piorg answers with force.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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People tend to think my work is all about simple little cute melodies.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Downer, this year’s emcee, said that for every paczek sold in the last month, a dime has also been donated towards the Alzheimer’s Association.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The film's soundtrack carries on that way throughout, showing the boundless energy of hardscrabble, down-to-their-last-dime people via fifes, fiddles, and harps.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Worse even than poetry with a palpable design on us, as Keats didn’t quite say, is poetry that puts its hands in its breeches pockets and delivers a lecture in the expectation of applause.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Lloyd has anchored Shakespeare’s profoundly romantic poetry and comedy at the heart of this production, and decorated the play with music, dancing, love, and laughter.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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To put into perspective for new fans how traditional the sport is, skating with lyrics in songs wasn’t allowed until 2014.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics are mostly nonsensical club chatter, but when Scott delivers them with Kesha-worthy sleaze, the attitude is stiletto-sharp.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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It was written by James Weldon Johnson, who considered the piece a hymn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Carlile put her emphatic phrasing into the patriotic hymn, elongating notes and smiling at herself after a slight vocal squeak at the end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Notre Dame fight song became our anthem — a reflection of his proud Irish Catholic roots and his belief that his players should see themselves on stages far larger than a high school field.—
Mario DiLoreto,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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While the weary court composer is buried in the bureaucracy of state music, teaching scores of pupils, serving on endless committees and composing anthems and choral pieces, Mozart is dashing off works of startling originality while acting like a complete goofball.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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