as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
a sweetly melodic chant
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Tim has finally crossed the lyrical genre off his bucket list with Juliet & Romeo (now playing in theaters nationwide; click here for tickets).—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025 -
And while the cursed lineage trope can be clichéd, Theodoridou’s lyrical prose takes otherwise disposable lines and turns them into poetry.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 62 million times, drawn more than 50 million views for its two lyric videos on YouTube, and featured in more than 43,000 TikToks and Instagram reels collectively.—
Eda Uysen,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Investigators also found handwritten notes and lyric sheets created by Eminem.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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She’s also navigated big-budget prestige dramas (Darkest Hour), tricky biopics (Mary Queen of Scots), musical crowd-pleasers (Yesterday) and has remained a key figure in Working Title’s ongoing evolution under Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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The show, which was announced in February by CBS and will focus on discovering new musical talents, will premiere this fall.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Melodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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