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Recent Examples of melody
Indeed, this can pay dividends: Seven winners since 2000 have used folk instruments or traditional melodies.
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Miriam Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Through shared melodies, love is redefined, and music becomes their enduring bond.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
That appealed to me as a young guy and his obvious talent of writing great melodies.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
While Page wrote new lyrics to the song, the main instrumental melody — especially the famous descending riff — remained largely similar to Holmes’ original.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
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Miriam Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Through shared melodies, love is redefined, and music becomes their enduring bond.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
That appealed to me as a young guy and his obvious talent of writing great melodies.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
While Page wrote new lyrics to the song, the main instrumental melody — especially the famous descending riff — remained largely similar to Holmes’ original.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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The two songs had been locked in second place on the list of the longest-running No. 1s in the history of the Hot Rap Songs chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As the credits rolled, it was revealed that Antonoff and Coen collaborated on three songs for the film that Qualley performed — one of which had a Lana Del Rey feel to it.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Users can listen to their favorite tunes by streaming over Bluetooth from a smartphone or computer.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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From patriotic songs to polkas to timeless tunes, the group of talented musicians will educate and entertain guests during a free two-hour concert in DeBary Hall Historic Site’s theater.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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