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Recent Examples of melody
There are lots of melodies out there.
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Karen Stabiner, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
His music is intricate yet accessible, combining lush melodies with driving rhythms that invite audiences to lose themselves while feeling something profound.
—Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Overall, his favorite part about singing to his daughter is her reaction to the lyrics and melody.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The melody and the chorus are infectious.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2026
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Karen Stabiner, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
His music is intricate yet accessible, combining lush melodies with driving rhythms that invite audiences to lose themselves while feeling something profound.
—Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Overall, his favorite part about singing to his daughter is her reaction to the lyrics and melody.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The melody and the chorus are infectious.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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Coiling through some 16 minutes, 55 seconds, the song was his longest ever, and his only release of original writing since Tempest in 2012.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Musically inclined, Douglas and James both spend time at the keyboard, accompanying themselves on songs that give form to their amorphous inner lives.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once viewed as mere support cells for neurons, astrocytes are now thought to help tune brain circuits and thereby control overall brain state or mood — say, our level of alertness, anxiousness, or apathy.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Since emerging as a possible successor for Powell, however, Warsh has changed his tune.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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