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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
Essence, 24 June 2025
He was cast as a series regular in Here Come the Brides, a rather high-concept hourlong ABC comedy-adventure series inspired by the classic Hollywood musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
She’s cited Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Miss Saigon as some of her own favorite musicals.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 June 2025
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Adjective
For generations, parades, pageants, musical performances, and educational programming have become the norm for the state’s holiday.
—Essence, 24 June 2025
He was cast as a series regular in Here Come the Brides, a rather high-concept hourlong ABC comedy-adventure series inspired by the classic Hollywood musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Broadway musicals are an incremental art form and shows quote other scores all the time, and that above list is long enough to suggest intentionality and provide contrasts.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
She’s cited Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Miss Saigon as some of her own favorite musicals.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
Adjective
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The second longest-running symphonic outdoor drama performance in the U.S., the play has been performed every summer since 1937.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Pet Sounds’s conglomeration of Phil Spector bombast, symphonic teen ennui, and choral excellence was just as much a product of the vast, scintillating dream America of Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein as the commercial-jingle perfection of the girl-group era.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Some say Hollywood has given up on comedy, but comedy should never give up on Hollywood, despite better incentives being offered elsewhere.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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The comedy was first announced in 2024 and recently premiered at Cannes 2025.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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A lot of the lyrical content is pretty dark, which is interesting because this was a pretty happy time in your life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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With more British grime infused in his hip-hop lyrical prowess, rapper Florence Sinclair added more UK flair to the Primavera Sound programming.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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The actress dated her Melrose Place costar Andrew Shue while filming the popular ‘90s melodrama.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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That was easily the most engaging melodrama of the week so far.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Told in lyric prose, intercut with biblical references, excerpts of history and nature writing, and myth, this memoir contains essays, vignettes and a series of lists, that read like deep-sea poetry, and which ultimately portray a love of language and everything that exceeds it….—
Dylin Hardcastle
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Kate Beckinsale debuted a new tattoo in honor of her late father, Richard Beckinsale Richard died in 1979 when the actress was 5 years old Her arm tattoo features a David Bowie lyric Kate Beckinsale is honoring her late dad.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In Facility Theatre’s new revival of the Irish playwright’s absurdist tragicomedy, the blind and paralyzed character (played by artistic director Kirk Anderson) looks like a slightly steampunk Scrooge, writes Emily McClanathan.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The man who shuffled offstage last year in the middle of the play — an absurdist tragicomedy plagued by poor reviews and weak attendance — has shuffled back onto it.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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Wilson starred in the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect as Fat Amy, and Steinfeld, 28, joined the cast as Emily for the second and third installments in 2015 and 2017.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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Up next, he's set to star in an upcoming A24 musical comedy from Jesse Eisenberg.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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How that psychodrama played out in the UK could have lessons for the US — not least because Cummings eventually succeeded in undermining Johnson’s political career, ultimately defenestrating the prime minister through relentless briefings and leaks.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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“Musical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musical. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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