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Recent Examples of melody
It’s structured as a rondo, in which an initial or main melody is repeated in between one or more contrasting segments.
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Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Rage and hyperpop savant Jane Remover doesn’t hide the hooks; the noise is a tool for opening a vein, the better to send a melody shooting straight into your bloodstream.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Existing musicians, from students to professionals, also use Suno to test ideas quickly, hear melodies in different styles and generate musical fragments for use in larger works.
—Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Rage and hyperpop savant Jane Remover doesn’t hide the hooks; the noise is a tool for opening a vein, the better to send a melody shooting straight into your bloodstream.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Existing musicians, from students to professionals, also use Suno to test ideas quickly, hear melodies in different styles and generate musical fragments for use in larger works.
—Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The album, which is comprised almost wholly of covers spanning yacht rock mainstays, also includes one original Urban song to round the package out.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the catchy tunes are not what the birds themselves are paying attention to.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Sunday’s preseason matchup against the Connecticut Sun will be the final live opportunity for the Liberty to fine tune its offense before the start of the regular season.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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