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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solos
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Her vocals appeared on seven of the band's albums, notably on live sets such as Europe '72 and studio records including Terrapin Station and Shakedown Street.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The trumpets lend a romantic, even sensual touch to this anthem of desperate love, complemented by the vocals of Ricardo Yocupicio and Geovanni Mondragón and the rest of the instrumentation, which includes the essential tuba, clarinets, and horns.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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The competition format, and thematic focus of each episode, meant that early shows were often organized around musical categories (ballads, duets, love songs) or occasionally around the catalog of individual artists (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears).—
Alan Light,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Diane Warren has written power ballads for everyone from Cher to Celine, but her real passion project might just be the four-legged residents of her Malibu sanctuary.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, honest to God, there are seven different versions of certain verses, different choruses, everything.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Music directors Jordan Summers and Nick Vincent did a classic song that passes too quickly on record a great service by extending it by a few choruses, giving Valentine a chance to wring the emotion out of it that was only inherent in Zevon’s necessarily simpler delivery.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, the pair filed notices of termination in 2022 to reclaim the rights to those songs, which were released by its subsidiaries Next Plateau London Records.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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Using his falsetto vocals, this was one of the songs of the summer, blending '80s synth-pop and new wave, with touches of '70s-era funk and blues.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Harbour also recently made headlines following the release of estranged wife Lily Allen's latest album, West End Girl, which contained references many interpreted as pointing toward alleged unfaithfulness on Harbour's part, though the actor isn't explicitly named in the lyrics.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Three songwriters from each category will be selected, celebrating artists whose lyrics and melodies have made a lasting impact on music.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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This is done with Taub’s sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Instead of the traditional alternation of sung-text recitative and arias (songs), verismo operas are more seamless in how songs are interwoven with the story.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Lomax was tapped by Wendy’s, the fast food restaurant chain, to create one of his fun jingles for its Biggie Bag campaign.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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And virtually all of them had played on a ton of station identification and advertising jingles.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Solos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solos. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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