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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
Her natural and melodious style, so swift and unpretentious, bears death and danger on its wings.
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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
But Psych 3: This Is Gus has become his melodious swan song.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Here's what to know about the city's annual melodious shindigs.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Will Smith, decked out in a sleek suit, soon joined her, melding his rhythmic rap verses with the song’s melodious flair.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
But Psych 3: This Is Gus has become his melodious swan song.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Here's what to know about the city's annual melodious shindigs.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Will Smith, decked out in a sleek suit, soon joined her, melding his rhythmic rap verses with the song’s melodious flair.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodious
Adjective
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Lopatin used fast, percussive strikes to keep the score melodic, incorporating mallet strikes to mirror the ping-pong balls.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
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Until the 1870s, Shaker music was monophonic, with a single melodic line sung in unison and without instrumental accompaniment.—
Christian Goodwillie,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Three musicians on stage fulfill the traditional roles of Geddy, Neil and Alex on bass, guitar and drums for a one-on-one replica of Neil Peart’s Rotating Drum KIT with symphonic percussion instruments.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even so, his imagining of America has become one of the country’s most iconic symphonic statements.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
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The San Bernardino band is a pioneer of the subgenre, which blends the traditional instrumentation of Mexican folk balladry with elements of American trap music, namely its beats and the gritty lyrical content that deals with matters of moving contraband, turf wars and endless hustle.—
Andrea Flores
Jan. 8,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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But Parton's heartfelt and lyrical promise also has a long history with the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The musical movies have received critical acclaim, and the second film earned five total nominations at this year's Globes — one more than the 2025 Golden Globes.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other late-night shows have similarly reduced their musical acts in recent years.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Levinson has cited David Wojnarowicz’s haunted, unflinching writing on the AIDS crisis as an influence, and the lyric sheet is littered with pets and prayers and names of friends, giving their music the feeling of a community being preserved in song.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Apple Music uploaded Dolby Atmos versions of Reputation on the streaming platform, and many eagle-eyed Swifties had noticed that there were two lyric changes on the song list.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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So go ahead and make your own playlist from these choices on Spotify or another streaming service and enjoy a tuneful Christmas day.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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The end result is classic ‘60s Wonder, fading out on a tuneful chromatic harmonica solo.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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These topics aren’t inherently popular with millennials and Gen Z, but agronejo has helped to draw in a younger audience by incorporating electronic beats and drawing from baile funk, a popular rhythmic form born in Brazil’s predominantly Black working-class neighborhoods in the 1980s.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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To simulate life, the AlveoliX system uses rhythmic three-dimensional stretching.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Melodious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodious. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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