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ballad

noun

ˈba-ləd

Definition of ballad

as in song

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness

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Recent Examples of ballad There were hair-metal bands that only had power ballads — Firehouse or some band with 17th century French aristocrat hair. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee — who’s been honored for his work as a solo artist and a member of Faces — is known for belting out ballads and rock numbers through an unmistake gravelly voice. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Williams ended up with the ballad after two bigger names decided against it. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 Their videos work as a modern take on the narcocorridos – ballads about the trafficking underworld that drug kingpins used to praise themselves and communicate with each other, said security expert Alexei Chévez. — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballad

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Noun

Watermarks would indicate that the rights to a song were owned by a particular music label or that the rights to a movie were held by a film studio.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cameras have spotted Kaydee and Shadow singing morning songs and flying around together since the death of Shadow’s former partner, Jackie.

— Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of song

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The rugby union side’s is ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, originally an African-American hymn sung by slaves in the United States in the mid-19th century.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The hymn was dubbed by the NAACP as the Black national anthem in the early 1900s.

— PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of hymn

Noun

No one had to wait to hear or at least see the lyrics, at least, since they were printed right on the front of the CD, in images disseminated by the shop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Musgraves’ approach is to be anything but subtle in her imagery, so the lyrics can speak for themselves and open doors for other women to be just as candid.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lyric

Noun

At times, Sixx’s backing vocals were easier to make out than Neil’s lead.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
The album was recorded with Ford across London, the English countryside and Palermo, Italy, where Chatten laid down vocals inside a makeshift booth assembled from mattresses and cushions.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocal

Noun

Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
The book will also be accompanied by a forthcoming lullaby written and performed by Mercer, extending the story beyond the page, while the audiobook edition will be narrated by the musician himself.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 July 2026

Definition of lullaby

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