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Recent Examples of melody
When a concert crowd keeps singing the melody after the band have left the stage.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Because while the chords were simple, the melody was really sophisticated.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Typically some time in January, the composer begins researching top awards contenders and toying with recognizable melodies from their scores.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Because while the chords were simple, the melody was really sophisticated.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Typically some time in January, the composer begins researching top awards contenders and toying with recognizable melodies from their scores.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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Spontaneity and naturalism characterize much of the album, even on songs by artists not necessarily known for those qualities.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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South Korean figure skater Lee Haein even performed an exhibition program at the Winter Olympics to a mashup of songs from the film’s soundtrack.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rollicking Japanese City Pop era tunes from the ‘80s and ‘90s keep energy levels up; on Sundays, off-duty geiko or maiko may be sitting at a cozy banquette nearby—they’re given a discount to encourage a local patronage, too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Arizona's famed offensive balance was in perfect tune, with six players scoring at least eight points.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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