songlike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songlike
Adjective
  • To aid absorption of the magnesium oil, prepare the skin with gentle dry bushing to promote circulation, then rub the magnesium oil into the legs using firm, upwards strokes, moving from the feet and ankles with deep, rhythmic movements upward to the thighs.
    Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 29 May 2025
  • Alcaraz and his team know this better than anyone, which is why the Spaniard, 22, came to this year’s Australian Open with a new, more rhythmic service motion.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • A lot of the lyrical content is pretty dark, which is interesting because this was a pretty happy time in your life.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • With more British grime infused in his hip-hop lyrical prowess, rapper Florence Sinclair added more UK flair to the Primavera Sound programming.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Filled with fierce lyric tenderness and clear-eyed commitment to revolutionary aesthetic, Terror Counter devoted to the redemption of the self from a world ready to usurp this resistance.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • Apple also doubled down on games, added new features, including lyric translation to Apple Music, and introduced new options for its Vision Pro headset, among other things.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 10 June 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
  • Its lilting melody leads the listener by the band straight into the fist-pumping chorus, which simply repeats the title multiple times — with the exclamation mark included.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • Accompanied by a small string section and a few backup singers, Day’s lilting vocals echoed throughout the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live for her affecting cover.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly, when accomplished jazz musicians collaborate with generative AI to compose new pieces, the algorithm's vast knowledge of harmonic possibilities, combined with the musician's emotional intuition, creates symphonies beyond what either could achieve independently.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Frequency response is reported to run from 20 Hz up to 30 kHz, total harmonic distortion is 1% at 1 kHz, and the sound pressure level is given as 105 dB at 1 kHz (1 mW).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Argentine musician was among the first to apply a broad range of musical ideas to film and TV scores, from jazz and rock to more modern and complex techniques of orchestral writing.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
  • In Los Angeles, after the dancers, the Hollywood Philharmonic took the stage for orchestral takes of some of the group’s hits.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The album is almost entirely instrumental, featuring a polyphonic blend of percussion, strings, keyboards, synths, and woodwinds, with André’s flute driving the downbeat.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.
    Emily Temple May 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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“Songlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songlike. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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