songlike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songlike
Adjective
  • Rooted in Japanese tradition, Shiatsu applies pressure along specific energy pathways to balance the body’s yin and yang, enhancing vitality; while Thai Massage uses slow, rhythmic movements and stretching to improve flexibility, leaving you feeling fully rejuvenated.
    Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Her style leans toward country and Americana with a wide array of rhythmic influences.
    Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tim has finally crossed the lyrical genre off his bucket list with Juliet & Romeo (now playing in theaters nationwide; click here for tickets).
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • And while the cursed lineage trope can be clichéd, Theodoridou’s lyrical prose takes otherwise disposable lines and turns them into poetry.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Less prominent were the opera’s wondrous lyric moments or a sense of Golijov’s inventive, multifaceted musical sources.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 62 million times, drawn more than 50 million views for its two lyric videos on YouTube, and featured in more than 43,000 TikToks and Instagram reels collectively.
    Eda Uysen, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Adjective
  • Hadi bookmarks this at the end, with a lilting shot of Lamia peering into the marshes.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
  • The soundtrack is filled with a lilting piano and birdsong; the cameras sweep over the rolling hills and lush greenery.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
  • By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Strouse also composed orchestral works, chamber music, piano concertos, and an opera.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • From May 8 to 18, orchestras from around the world will convene in Amsterdam to perform the composer and conductor’s complete orchestral works, marathon-style.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In turn, her fiction felt lively and polyphonic.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Songlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songlike. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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