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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the musical sounds of the babbling brook
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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical
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as in comedy
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Recent Examples of musical
Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
There have been seasons with as many as three musicals, and until last year, there were also original dance revues by the stop/time dance company.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Morello, 61, served as the musical director for the July 5 benefit show in Birmingham, England, which came just weeks before Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Miranda played Hamilton in the musical on Broadway for less than a year, starting with its debut in 2015.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
There have been seasons with as many as three musicals, and until last year, there were also original dance revues by the stop/time dance company.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hot on the heels of her extravagant performance at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga was the musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on the show’s Monday night, September 8, episode.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Morello, 61, served as the musical director for the July 5 benefit show in Birmingham, England, which came just weeks before Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
Adjective
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If Byrne’s approach recalls that of Colors, Beck’s 2017 pop turn with Greg Kurstin, the touch here is lighter, with the multicultural rhythmic and melodic surprises that always brighten Byrne’s solo work.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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A lot of it was animal sounds as opposed to melodic sounds.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hollow Knight’s award-winning composer, Christopher Larkin, brings melancholy melodies, symphonic strings and heart-thumping, soul strumming boss themes to the adventure.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Two of Beck’s more introspective studio efforts, the albums stand as companion pieces and lie at the heart of this summer’s orchestral run, one which wrapped up last week in San Francisco, making up the bulk of the setlist during the symphonic outing.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This 2023 crime comedy also stars Poorna Jagannathan, Richard Kind, Lil Rel Howery and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2008 comedy became one of Rogen's most beloved features and has since been talked about for years regarding a sequel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this 1950s melodrama, Korean War vet Lee (Will Poulter) wants to move from Kansas to California to begin a new life with wife Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The set-up could easily slip into grim melodrama, but Jackman infuses it with a pop-tastic fun.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lyric change brought immediate screams inside Estadio River Plate and across the Swift world.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Told with a classic heist structure and hints of tragicomedy, the story follows an ordinary government employee obsessed with winning the Melate lottery.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Well, things are pretty scary right now, and on his first album of original songs since before the pandemic, Byrne is … writing musical comedy.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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The puppet show itself is a fun musical comedy for all ages, with a behind-the-scenes look into puppetry after the show.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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