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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
could hear the melodious sounds of the woodlands as winter gave way to spring
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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
a particularly melodious ringtone that was instantly recognizable
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Recent Examples of melodious
Zambrano’s sweet, melodious voice is beautifully complemented by Noreh’s velvety tones.
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
People hurrying by spoke in melodious foreign languages.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Music does in deed play a big role in the trailer, which shows off a rural Jim Crow Era South setting and sees Black people cutting loose in melodious and carnal celebration.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The king of hooks, timestamps, and melodious raps, minus his hitmaker aura and reference tracks, is found…lacking.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
People hurrying by spoke in melodious foreign languages.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Music does in deed play a big role in the trailer, which shows off a rural Jim Crow Era South setting and sees Black people cutting loose in melodious and carnal celebration.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The king of hooks, timestamps, and melodious raps, minus his hitmaker aura and reference tracks, is found…lacking.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodious
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The Coastal Communities Concert Band, an award-winning symphonic band of more than 75 musicians from throughout San Diego County, will give its Summer Pops Concert at 2 p.m. Aug.16 at the Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rice pudding without salt can never reach its symphonic potential.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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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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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 score — with music and arrangements by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and orchestrations by Doug Besterman — is tuneful, fizzy and fun.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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But a bit like McLaren’s first V-8 in its early 12C road car— whose uninspired blat recalled that of a marine engine—the Nettuno has never been an especially tuneful motor.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There has been less research into the link between the stomach’s inherent rhythmic activity and mental well-being.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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Kind of like the Olympics’ team rhythmic gymnastics but with better throwing and balancing stunts.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Melodious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodious. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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