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as in ballads
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 poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in poetries
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 songs
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Gorman’s songs have charted on Billboard, and his YouTube account has more than 380 million streams.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Agreed, there’s incredible power in those close-ups of people singing and sobbing along with Eilish’s songs.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
One of Tallahassee’s most powerful voices — Marion Hammer, the 87-year-old retired lobbyist for the National Rifle Association — has long been a champion for the mockingbird and its distinctive songs.
—Douglas Hanks
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The songs were radiant, ecstatic, and cleansing, a deep exhale from a band freed from boardroom expectations.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
There are flashes of overwhelming tenderness and wind-stopping moments, and the songs are generally rich and full of character, populated by her usual cast of gay witches, Southern Baptist girls, medicine women, saints, and pre-Christian gods.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Some great songs in that album, first of all.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Gorman’s songs have charted on Billboard, and his YouTube account has more than 380 million streams.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Agreed, there’s incredible power in those close-ups of people singing and sobbing along with Eilish’s songs.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
One of Tallahassee’s most powerful voices — Marion Hammer, the 87-year-old retired lobbyist for the National Rifle Association — has long been a champion for the mockingbird and its distinctive songs.
—Douglas Hanks
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The songs were radiant, ecstatic, and cleansing, a deep exhale from a band freed from boardroom expectations.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
There are flashes of overwhelming tenderness and wind-stopping moments, and the songs are generally rich and full of character, populated by her usual cast of gay witches, Southern Baptist girls, medicine women, saints, and pre-Christian gods.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Some great songs in that album, first of all.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
Noun
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Not that the album can really be divided into ballads and rockers.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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His silky ballads are uniformly thoughtful and well-constructed, but lack the pathos that would give them greater depth and dimension.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Paige Dungan has spent most of her years around books, from being read poems by her mother, to spending more than 20 years marketing books, to writing her own book.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre love nothing more than making music together, composing melodies and writing powerful lyrics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Meanwhile, in the White House briefing room this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio filled in for Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary now on maternity leave, quoting rap lyrics in response to questions about Iran.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The musical features a book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by Julianne Wick Davis.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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But the catchy tunes are not what the birds themselves are paying attention to.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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On Fridays in summer, snag a spot outside for the Music & Moonshine live music series and a rotating calendar of bluegrass, Americana, and old-timey tunes.—
Belinda Luksic,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Sometimes that battle is filtered through songs that sound like show tunes or gospel hymns.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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In some public schools, including in large cities such as Philadelphia, students of all religions were required to read the Bible and sing Protestant hymns.—
David Mislin,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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When kuru’s vocals get more monotone, Backstage hologram ornaments the toplines with gorgeous digital keyboard parts that reference the crusty, low-res soundtracks of Nintendo DS-era RPGs like Pokemon Diamond & Pearl.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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There are soaring layers of harmony vocals, a glistening 12-string-guitar part, driving drum fills that speed the song forward.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The most immediate disruption may appear in commercial niches such as advertising jingles or podcast themes.—
Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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