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Recent Examples of melody
That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Martin, whose first language is Swedish, is chiefly concerned with melody.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Again and again, Bates set the stage for a scene in which intimacy could surf waves of noble melody that never show up.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Martin, whose first language is Swedish, is chiefly concerned with melody.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Again and again, Bates set the stage for a scene in which intimacy could surf waves of noble melody that never show up.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The jukebox musical, created in collaboration with Diamond, features Diamond’s songs with a book by Anthony McCarten.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yes, with a big hook, bigger vocal harmonies, and a rootin’ tootin’ barn burning stomp, the Mass duo unveils a tune about our road to destruction.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The dining car turns out fine delicacies with Italian flair, while the lounge car hops with finger-snapping tunes by a piano, saxophone, clarinet trio.—
Eleanor Flagler Hardy,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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