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Recent Examples of melody
Not like my boyfriend’s family’s doorbell, with its complicated, seven-tone church melody that gives you spiritual chills and causes you to quiver excitedly.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Despite us having just seen the episode where Reid performed this exact song, his vocals felt like they were shot out of a cannon — Reid has an unexpected control and expressiveness to his live singing voice that emphasizes the already theatrical lyrics and melody.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Nightly prizes are awarded to the day’s winners as rum punches and champagne flow and the distinctive upbeat melody of the steel drum band soundtracks the celebrations.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Despite us having just seen the episode where Reid performed this exact song, his vocals felt like they were shot out of a cannon — Reid has an unexpected control and expressiveness to his live singing voice that emphasizes the already theatrical lyrics and melody.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Nightly prizes are awarded to the day’s winners as rum punches and champagne flow and the distinctive upbeat melody of the steel drum band soundtracks the celebrations.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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The singer performed her new song at the Toy Story 5 premiere in Los Angeles Tuesday night, then jetted over to New York for the big game.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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The songs are performed live onstage by a company of musicians and actors, with Shakespeare’s text and Radiohead’s music set in dialogue throughout.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The plan was for Wetzel to play a handful of tunes off the LP, which dropped on Friday, before settling into a series of handshakes and selfies with a crowd that mingled at cocktail tables and velvet couches.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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At the same time, BTS widely shares a tune that was originally only featured on a deluxe version of Arirang, which was made available to purchase on vinyl.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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