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as in poems
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 songs
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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Recent Examples of lyrics
Harbour also recently made headlines following the release of estranged wife Lily Allen's latest album, West End Girl, which contained references many interpreted as pointing toward alleged unfaithfulness on Harbour's part, though the actor isn't explicitly named in the lyrics.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Three songwriters from each category will be selected, celebrating artists whose lyrics and melodies have made a lasting impact on music.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Listeners are left to explore the lyrics that echo in their own minds, and that’s the bit that strikes the heaviest chord.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
The 13-track alternative project showcases Harper's vocal and instrumental talents with sharp, journal-like lyrics about moving through young adulthood between New Zealand and New York City, where he's lived now for a few years.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Certain details in the animation allowed EJAE and Sonnenblick to simplify some lyrics.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Highlights of these expeditions include visits to the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and the British Library in London, where items on display range from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook to handwritten lyrics by the Beatles.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
However, this is not the first time Urban has altered lyrics on stage for his duet partner.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Three songwriters from each category will be selected, celebrating artists whose lyrics and melodies have made a lasting impact on music.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Listeners are left to explore the lyrics that echo in their own minds, and that’s the bit that strikes the heaviest chord.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
The 13-track alternative project showcases Harper's vocal and instrumental talents with sharp, journal-like lyrics about moving through young adulthood between New Zealand and New York City, where he's lived now for a few years.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Certain details in the animation allowed EJAE and Sonnenblick to simplify some lyrics.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Highlights of these expeditions include visits to the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and the British Library in London, where items on display range from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook to handwritten lyrics by the Beatles.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
However, this is not the first time Urban has altered lyrics on stage for his duet partner.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrics
Noun
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Mayer resurfaces throughout Lasky’s Memory—regarding her photographs or poems or a pithy quotation—while Lasky considers the memories of her own life.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her father loved reading poems aloud to the family.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, the pair filed notices of termination in 2022 to reclaim the rights to those songs, which were released by its subsidiaries Next Plateau London Records.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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Using his falsetto vocals, this was one of the songs of the summer, blending '80s synth-pop and new wave, with touches of '70s-era funk and blues.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But in their early years, Jagger and Richards were relatively focused on traditional British songcraft, especially in their ballads.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Over the next 300 years, chapbooks and broadside ballads became mainstays in Britain.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Malek last showcased his vocals in his Oscar-winning turn as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Moreover, Nina White and Tatum Grace Hopkins, who portrayed Jackie’s daughter Victoria and niece Jonquil, respectively, stand alongside Chenoweth with their own powerhouse vocals.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Lyrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrics. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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