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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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved 1993 musical hit the New York City stage in September 2024.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The premise of the making of a Marilyn musical is the same, but gone are most of the show's characters and the overall premise of the bitter feud between two women vying for the title party.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard leads the list of nominations for this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards, the organization announced this morning.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved 1993 musical hit the New York City stage in September 2024.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The premise of the making of a Marilyn musical is the same, but gone are most of the show's characters and the overall premise of the bitter feud between two women vying for the title party.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
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The fusion of Nas’ poetic lyricism with a full symphonic accompaniment has drawn praise from both audiences and collaborators.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Stylistically, Simon smoothly moves from charismatic symphonic writing through a wide range of African American musical styles, leaving improvisational room for the vocal soloists.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Examples include Africa United, a comedy about young Rwandan soccer players; The Trial of Jeff David, a true crime podcast detailing the lives of former slaves falsely accused of murder in the 1800s; and Black Enuf, a cartoon about LGBT hip-hop lovers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Plot details are being kept under wraps but the series is being described as an ensemble drama with comedy and heart about sisterhood, nature vs nurture, complicated family dynamics and grief.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many of the world’s biggest rap stars no longer value lyrical supremacy, and the artists who covet their pen can’t capture the world’s attention like Drake and Lamar’s beef did.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jia’s films all have that element, but this one seems both angrier and more lyrical than some of his work, somehow at the same time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Photo: Everett Collection Most stories about identical twins fall into the genres of horror or comedy, but A Stolen Life, one of the earliest twin movies, opts for sumptuous melodrama.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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But this is also Coogler’s riff on the Western, with circling buzzards and black hats; his stylish crime-flick pastiche, with sleek suits and loaded guns; and a Southern Gothic melodrama about the sins of the father and the return of prodigal sons.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Audiences can get an exclusive sneak peek at the track in the lyric video for the film above.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The album’s spartan arrangement of post-punk and funk elements, paired with a lyric sheet full of witty barbs that critiqued and demystified consumer capitalism, made the band a cult sensation, beloved by critics, art punks, and indie-rockers for decades to come.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2025
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The audience—both the fictional one upstate and the real one in Manhattan—soon slips into a world where human-scale beach balls and painter’s buckets become a playground for physical investigation, where the tragicomedy of real life slips in through the cracks.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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In its first glimpse of their Carabao Cup-winning team, St James’ Park gave no inclination of letting the moment go, of consigning the recent past to history books which have traditionally read like epic tragicomedy.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu and Bernadette Peters have joined the untitled musical comedy, which stars Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti and Eisenberg.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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This will test the Jonathan Majors bodybuilding psychodrama that debuted at Sundance in 2023 but was derailed by abuse accusations against its star after winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision and a distribution deal with Searchlight Pictures, which dropped it.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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