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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in dime
a very small sum of money
developers bought the land for a song
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of song
In addition to becoming her second top 10 hit on the all-genre tally, the song also spent three weeks at the top of the Pop Airplay chart and reached No. 2 on Radio Songs.
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Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 23 May 2025
The song did what country music does best: tell sad, beautiful stories.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
In fact, as the first song began, many fans scrambled to their seats in a mix of angst and excitement.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Vantage Roadster produces less deep, NASCAR rumble, and more the song of a high-revving DTM race car.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 23 May 2025
The song did what country music does best: tell sad, beautiful stories.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
In fact, as the first song began, many fans scrambled to their seats in a mix of angst and excitement.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Vantage Roadster produces less deep, NASCAR rumble, and more the song of a high-revving DTM race car.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song
Noun
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The song — a moody, synthy ballad — is an apologia of sorts for, uh, something.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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The title song and so many others on that album are love songs, and so was the ballad that Dolly released last month after her husband’s death.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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That’s right, your last poem talks about replanting trees to help restore Tuolumne Camp.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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Their juxtaposition has become a kind of composition: The poem has become a kind of prose.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
Noun
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So, in the space of nothing, Dan now has the title and the melody happening.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The two species share copper-colored, spotted metallic legs that resemble safari-print pants and are both about 15-17 millimeters long, about the diameter of a dime.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
14 May 2025
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Instead, Perez said, DeSantis has been flying around the state on the taxpayers’ dime trashing the House spending plan.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Hideko Takamine stars as Fumiko, a poor young woman who does manual labor and works as a bar hostess while writing poetry and prose that confront her struggle to survive alongside the feckless and brutal men in her life.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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This week, Denim Tears unveils Sweet Corner, a nostalgic, deeply personal collection rooted in the everyday poetry of Jamaica, Queens.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
14 May 2025
Noun
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On the new version of the track, Laferte opens the song in Spanish, before St. Vincent joins in English as the two take turns tackling the song’s lyrics and their own language.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Other fans even modified Taylor Swift lyrics to fit the situation, showing off their creativity.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The pilgrims sing sacred hymns, while the journalists try to corner cardinals for clues about their papal preferences.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
6 May 2025
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With only two episodes left before the Gemstones sing their final hedonistic hymn on the May 4 series finale, Baltz zoomed in from the North Carolina shoot of an upcoming Bobby Farrelly movie to talk about his alter ego’s colorful arc.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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This is maximalism for the wrists, and the jingle is the soundtrack.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trend #7: Catchy jingles and theme songs for product videos are easier to produce.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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