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
McRae has also made progress carving out an artistic identity—trading downhearted power ballads for sleek, club‑ready cuts that blend R&B, hip‑hop, and dance‑pop.
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Rachel Brodsky, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In her sit-down with Hudson, Holliday spoke about the legacy of the gut-wrenching ballad and the character, Effie, amid news of the Dreamgirls Broadway revival.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Coraline’s poppy swells and power ballads.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
One student sang a heartfelt ballad about pineapples as her classmates rocked invisible pineapples in their arms.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Brodsky, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In her sit-down with Hudson, Holliday spoke about the legacy of the gut-wrenching ballad and the character, Effie, amid news of the Dreamgirls Broadway revival.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Coraline’s poppy swells and power ballads.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
One student sang a heartfelt ballad about pineapples as her classmates rocked invisible pineapples in their arms.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballad
Noun
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Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 89-minute movie includes a music video, behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift’s personal reflections on songs from the album, according to AMC’s website.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But music criticism aside, some fans feel betrayed by the album — and not just by the lyrics.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Social media star Kaeli Dance spoke the chorus lyrics to explain which moves correlate to each line in an Instagram Reel shared on Sunday.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Attendees bowed their head in prayer and sang along to hymns, while posters of Kirk lined the seats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And on 57 minutes, Mark’s photograph was displayed on The Hawthorns’ two big screens, with supporters delivering a chorus of the club’s traditional anthem, The Lord’s My Shepherd.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The alt-rock band was in fine form throughout the 90-minute, 18-song set which was chockful of soaring anthems dating back to the 2000s.—
George A. Paul,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Like Rose, Cravalho uses her powerful vocals in the series, singing to keep the beast under her charm.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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A bit of storytelling in the music, without talking about lyrics or vocals.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Melanie's artistry from Greenwich Village to Woodstock to lullabies For Melanie, creativity occupied the broadest and most all-encompassing spectrum.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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