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Adjective
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In a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers put Ronan's beat-keeping to test again, this time comparing it against 10 UC Santa Cruz students, who were asked to replicate her rhythmic bobbing as closely as possible.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Accompanied by a synthesized Italian voiceover, the character's name is chanted in a rhythmic nonsensical manner.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Many of the world’s biggest rap stars no longer value lyrical supremacy, and the artists who covet their pen can’t capture the world’s attention like Drake and Lamar’s beef did.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jia’s films all have that element, but this one seems both angrier and more lyrical than some of his work, somehow at the same time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Audiences can get an exclusive sneak peek at the track in the lyric video for the film above.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The album’s spartan arrangement of post-punk and funk elements, paired with a lyric sheet full of witty barbs that critiqued and demystified consumer capitalism, made the band a cult sensation, beloved by critics, art punks, and indie-rockers for decades to come.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
Adjective
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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
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The film and her lilting performance in it show how grief can coexist with a kind of grace — a peace with the unknowability of what lies beyond.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Everybody in the band understands what the harmonic structure of each tune is, what the chords are, the melody and dynamic of the song.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hamburg, Germany: Pre-Fall 2018 The location: The clothes were presented to live orchestral music in the auditorium of the Herzog & de Meuron Elbephilharmonie building The theme: Nautical.—
Steff Yotka,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Disco introduced significant use of synthesizers, electronic pianos and orchestral instruments, such as brassy horns and silky strings, and often featured repetitive lyrics.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In turn, her fiction felt lively and polyphonic.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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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 7 May. 2025.
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