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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monody
Noun
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Works of art have particular shapes (three-minute pop songs, three-act plays) and particular moods and tones (comic, tragic, romantic, elegiac).—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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These books can be read as comedies of cognitive dissonance or as melancholy elegies for the very possibility of closure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thanksgiving can be delightful or draining, a festive feast or a dispiriting dirge.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Nov. 2025
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Regardless, the hot-button topic of immigration enforcement taps into emotions and fear, said Daniel Lawrence, an associate professor at University of Wisconsin-Superior and a digital media theorist.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Or those such as in Flint, Michigan, who have long suffered from lead pipe contamination and harbor a deep distrust for what comes out of their taps.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Monody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monody. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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