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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
would you care to read your short lyric aloud?
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the film's lyric photography really enhanced its romantic mood
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Recent Examples of lyric
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
In Taylor’s lyrics, the truth sets her free, and from darkness, there is a transformation of cocooning, safety, and growth.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Apple also doubled down on games, added new features, including lyric translation to Apple Music, and introduced new options for its Vision Pro headset, among other things.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Fort Worth Friday, Aug. 15th Randy Rogers & Pat Green
Two Texas country powerhouses share the stage at Billy Bob’s for a night of heartfelt lyrics and high-energy hits.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
In Taylor’s lyrics, the truth sets her free, and from darkness, there is a transformation of cocooning, safety, and growth.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Filled with fierce lyric tenderness and clear-eyed commitment to revolutionary aesthetic, Terror Counter devoted to the redemption of the self from a world ready to usurp this resistance.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Apple also doubled down on games, added new features, including lyric translation to Apple Music, and introduced new options for its Vision Pro headset, among other things.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyric
Noun
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Kazuko Kojima, the child who inspired that poem, still lives in Hiroshima and her 80 birthday is this month.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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These engineers and scientists in training, hailing from across the world, were gathering to compose and critique poems outside the classroom.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The duo’s 2024 soft-rock ballad — which took home the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance earlier this year — also garnered nods for Best Collaboration and Best Pop Song.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Standing in place before finally dropping to her knees, without the slightest of scenic distractions, Erivo made the show’s signature epic ballad her own for six minutes.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jeanette Winterson, The Passion Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this lyrical novel follows a French soldier who cooks for Napoleon and a Venetian woman who steals hearts—sometimes literally.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Despite the lyrical intensity, Offset is fine with the aftermath of it all.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Gently narrated in an authentically childlike, poetic voice, Faith is illustrated by Mokshini with lush colors and dreamy, sweeping acrylic and watercolor reminiscent of the artwork in Madeline books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Etienne Racine – Solo Exhibition Canadian street photographer Etienne Racine brings a raw, poetic edge to Arles with striking black-and-white images pasted throughout the city and in his gallery show.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Liverpool’s forever No 20 was celebrated in song before, during and after the game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The whole concept of a jukebox musical — an original story told with songs people already knew well — was unknown back then.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Along the route, the group paused for hymns and speeches at key statues and memorials.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And a whole new frontier in the band’s musical eclecticism.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The storied cultural ceremony, which celebrates great American talents each year, will be hosted not by a musical artist or actor, but by the center's new chairman: President Donald Trump.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Lyric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyric. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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