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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
Despite the nearly 40-year gap between recording and mixing, the only modern work done for Endlessly was transferring the songs from tape to a digital audio format.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
In that song, D’Angelo uses the occasion of his son’s birth to consider his ancestry.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
That was the song Savannah Goodwin of Athens, Alabama, waited all night to hear.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Dan Smith from Bastille, a friend of mine, wrote an original song and composed the score.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
In that song, D’Angelo uses the occasion of his son’s birth to consider his ancestry.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
That was the song Savannah Goodwin of Athens, Alabama, waited all night to hear.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Dan Smith from Bastille, a friend of mine, wrote an original song and composed the score.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for song
Noun
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There were stabs at horny lounge jazz, a melodramatic Latin guitar ballad, even a folksy blues number.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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Still, such men recorded the poems, songs, myths, stories and place names of Tonga, and without such records, the stories of (mythical?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Same-sex desire also appears throughout Virgil’s pastoral poems, the Eclogues.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What caught my ear was that almost every song was extremely (and expectedly) laidback—the honeyed melodies of Z-Ro, the syrupy flows of Big Pokey—except for the twerk music of the late BeatKing.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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Neither built around the traditional J-pop structure of A-melody/B-melody/chorus nor modeled after the Western verse/chorus format, the track’s composition feels innovative — offering a glimpse into an entirely new dimension of pop.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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While crimes are a dime a dozen on network police dramas, in the series’ opening episodes, Lena, Danny and the Silvers confront issues that address real-life problems.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jaundiced-looking skin, dime-sized bruises on the arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Five different stages will host live music, DJs, dance, poetry, and more.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her poetry is nuanced, showing readers the multifacetedness of a Mexican-American family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Divines buoy Keyshawn’s mood by singing several new works written by the gospel composer Donald Lawrence, who cleverly integrates the language of stage performance into his lyrics.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Swift's songwriting has evolved too, but many of her lyrics still come from a clearly autobiographical place.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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History and messages were shared through field hymns and songs.—
Taylor Cassidy,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ben Mendelsohn steps into the role of Jeff and Leigh’s chipper pastor, which requires enthusiastic hymn-singing.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 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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Freebairn-Smith’s works also feature collaborations on dozens of commercial jingles for Chevron, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, Dubonnet Wine, Pacific Bell, among others.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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