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as in ballads
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place
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Recent Examples of jingles
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.
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Ope Adetayo,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his).
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Commercial news bulletins are generally shorter than news bulletins on public or community stations and can also feature advertisements and jingles.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
The most immediate disruption may appear in commercial niches such as advertising jingles or podcast themes.
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Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
And expect a few jingles from the Fab Four.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Not the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordination (or the New England Patriots’ lack thereof), mind you, but all those annoyingly catchy commercial jingles.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
The artists will be fine, but the guys who do commercial music, film music, advertising music, jingles, and everything, they will be replaced.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
The show’s jingles about the virus also play intermittently throughout the day and residents are able to call in with questions.
—
Ope Adetayo,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his).
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Commercial news bulletins are generally shorter than news bulletins on public or community stations and can also feature advertisements and jingles.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
The most immediate disruption may appear in commercial niches such as advertising jingles or podcast themes.
—
Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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,
24 Mar. 2026
And expect a few jingles from the Fab Four.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Not the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordination (or the New England Patriots’ lack thereof), mind you, but all those annoyingly catchy commercial jingles.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingles
Noun
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.
Noun
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When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
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Within the flashy dance numbers and power ballads, American musicals often hold up a mirror to society.
Verb
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As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.
Noun
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Skip fake florals, door bows, and chimes, which can look cheap or annoy neighbors.
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As is Takal, clearly having fun with the film’s queasy, lurching atmospherics, abetted by the sparse, shivery, atonal chimes of Jonathan Goldsmith’s score, and the floating, disembodied feel of Robert Leitzell’s camerawork.
Noun
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But at his Wednesday night tour opener in the Twin Cities, the 77-year-old abruptly let the stage after just a few songs.
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Shouldn’t all of our desserts be able to play Kenny Loggins songs at this point?
Verb
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In fact, the only thing that rings true is how the Three Lions end up exiting the tournament.
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But don’t tell that to winger Timothy Weah, who could be in line for his first start of the tournament as Pochettino rings the changes to keep his players fresh for the round of 32.
Noun
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.
Noun
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As mourners talked quietly, nursery rhymes were interspersed with traditional gospel hymns.
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One version sings hymns to a mythic nation always free, always just, always brave, always chosen.
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