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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
Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
In this remix, Prince exemplifies musical code-switching — every Black person knows how to adjust their voice and demeanor depending on the setting.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
At the time of his death, Lane and Yazbek had completed work on a new original musical.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Adjective
Fans also made the pilgrimage to Paisley Park to take in exclusive listening sessions and to watch footage of the musical genius at work.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
In this remix, Prince exemplifies musical code-switching — every Black person knows how to adjust their voice and demeanor depending on the setting.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Noun
In the meantime is preparing to originate the role of Yumi in Yumi Cells, the Korean musical based on the beloved webtoon, in June.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
At the time of his death, Lane and Yazbek had completed work on a new original musical.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
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There has never quite been a critical or scholarly consensus about them, but Bellini, whose music is suspended somewhere between Rossini’s precise brilliance and Donizetti’s rhetorical force, can move audiences with his melodic facility.—
Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Where most conversations are half-silent, important figures in Rimbaud’s life are embodied by musical instruments, ranging from overbearing tubas to melodic strings, depending on who’s speaking and their place in the story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Pepper’s—and the music overflowed with vision, meaning, and symphonic drama.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
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Who doesn’t revisit this virtually symphonic song cycle about lonely adolescence without considering it one of the 10 best records ever made?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Pasta & Tacos Productions — the name nodding to the founders’ Mexican-American and Italian-American backgrounds, respectively — quietly launched in 2025 but went public this week with its development slate across film and television, spanning true crime, comedy and thriller projects.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Awarded at the most recent edition of Canneseries, Boho is a comedy that explores themes of integration and the condition of women in contemporary society.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Halberstam called Heat games on radio from 1992 to 1998, displaying a lyrical style and a rich command of the English language.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The lyrical direction of this record intrigued me.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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In the first few seasons of the time-hopping melodrama This Is Us, Milo Ventimiglia’s Jack is positioned as the patriarch of the Pearson family, yet is only shown in flashbacks to the family’s early days.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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One of Lino Brocka’s lasting successes, 1988’s ‘Macho Dancer’ combines a flair for socially conscious melodrama with pulp provocation, setting the template for what would become Viva Films’ erotic niche to this day.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Unlike the rich, powerful qualities of a dramatic soprano, or the warm, singing tone of a lyric soprano, the coloratura soprano possesses a high range (to the second C above middle C and higher) and extreme agility.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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In the end, Turn (W)here became largely a book of experimental and lyric essays, some framed as archival documents, passport stamps, and definitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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These blunders were a tragicomedy—a circus act entirely devoid of peanuts or joy.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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New art forms also emerged, such as the tragicomedy—a play or novel consisting of both comedic and tragic elements.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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She was previously played by Valérie Lemercier in 2021 musical comedy-drama Aline and Christine Ghawi in 2008’s Céline.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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There’s a tension between the update’s good intentions and the tendency of musical comedy to traffic in amusing caricatures.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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