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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
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
In November 2026, Esparza will return to Broadway to star as scientist Galileo Galilei in the rock musical Galileo.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 13 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
On another are LPs by musical artists Prince and Stevie Wonder, Obama favorites.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
In November 2026, Esparza will return to Broadway to star as scientist Galileo Galilei in the rock musical Galileo.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 13 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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The 306-page book use solos by Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and other jazz immortals to provide melodic and rhythmic vocabularies for improvisation.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Nov. 2025
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Its theme and melodic line have a retro, catchy quality, the kind that naturally evokes emotional resonance.—
Billboard China,
Billboard,
13 Nov. 2025
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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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The first task starts sedately, with Rekha Shankar, Siobhan, and Lily trying to find the Dropout-style antic comedy in a mundane laundry-day chore.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In 2024, Rauch and Nayyar reunited on-screen during his season 2 guest appearance on the comedy.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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This lyrical collection from B Batchelor—a 2025 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards from PEN America—explores the way incarceration distorts time.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The trio invites fans to display their emotions, since many of their songs’ lyrical content is centered on loving a significant other or loving each other.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Other landmark credits include ensemble buddy, road trip, coming-of-age film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), directed by Zoya Akhtar, and family melodrama Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham (2001), directed by Karan Johar.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The emotion that the melodrama required was happening.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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And Jazz, with its swinging structure and lyric language, feels especially suited for the dramatic treatment.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 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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As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 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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Jonas stars as famous singer Danny Wilson in the musical comedy film, directed by John Carney.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
3 June 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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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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