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Recent Examples of chordal
Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020
It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner’s line and joining the lower strings’ strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020
It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner’s line and joining the lower strings’ strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chordal
Adjective
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The first AirPods Max was lauded for its great sound with the company's in-house 40-mm driver designed for exceptionally low harmonic distortion.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Mar. 2026
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These modes are referred to as a damped harmonic oscillator.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meghan has a knack for tonal outfits, including this brown look worn while visiting Canada House in London in 2020.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Statement denim pieces include cutout bootcut jeans with buckle detailing, palazzo jeans with tonal embroidery, a sleeveless mini dress, and a butterfly tank top—a subtle nod to Parton, who has long embraced butterflies as a personal symbol of beauty, freedom and nature.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The orchestral instruments contain several choir samples, a harp, a pipe organ, and the usual brass, percussion, strings, and woodwinds.—
Jamie Lendino,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Born in Venezuela, Dudamel was trained through El Sistema, a national music education program focused on youth development through orchestral instruction.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many songs are now written on computers, using sequencers, patterns, and loops, with notes laid out in perfect synchrony on a rhythmic, 4/4 grid.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Angine de Poitrine are more like Meshuggah or Dawn of Midi, establishing a meter and then creating rhythmic illusions using creative bursts of syncopation.—
Christopher R. Weingarten,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Women who worked in shops sang together in bellowing, polyphonic unison.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Chordal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chordal. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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