as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
a sweetly melodic chant
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References to Cartier lenses, Lamborghinis, and luxury champagne are layered between audacious lyrical punches, all anchored by the booming trap beats.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
25 July 2025 -
King Street, Charleston, South Carolina King Street in Charleston walks like a Southern novel—layered, lyrical, and rich with detail.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Irrational violence and lyric visions erupt in lacerating, supremely elegant prose that’s also genuinely funny at times.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Starting with singer Michael Hutchence, all the band members held up and subsequently dropped lyric cards in sequence.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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The first-ever musical theater production of Prince’s Purple Rain has found its lead actors.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
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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“Melodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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