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as in ballads
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 poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in poetries
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 songs
So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.
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Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Henry decided to pursue music instead of film, with his songs appearing on the soundtracks of his mom’s movies, including Julie and Julia and Ricki and the Flash.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Yet as her songs took off, Debbie became an unlikely star, hanging with Whitney, Michael, Princess Di.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Musical duo The Creek Rocks will give a presentation about field recordings of Ozark folk musicians and will perform their own interpretations of the songs.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Busta Rhymes also took the stage for a medley of his songs before he was honored with the Rock the Bells Visionary Award.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Begin by pitching your songs to smaller, independent playlists or by contacting curators directly.
—Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The songs instantly took the internet by storm, as did the album once it was released.
—Caché McClay, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Henry decided to pursue music instead of film, with his songs appearing on the soundtracks of his mom’s movies, including Julie and Julia and Ricki and the Flash.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Yet as her songs took off, Debbie became an unlikely star, hanging with Whitney, Michael, Princess Di.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Musical duo The Creek Rocks will give a presentation about field recordings of Ozark folk musicians and will perform their own interpretations of the songs.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Busta Rhymes also took the stage for a medley of his songs before he was honored with the Rock the Bells Visionary Award.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Begin by pitching your songs to smaller, independent playlists or by contacting curators directly.
—Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The songs instantly took the internet by storm, as did the album once it was released.
—Caché McClay, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
Noun
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Performed from a third-person perspective, the perspective of the blues, Nourished by Time spins an old-fashioned yarn about a man working a restaurant job and writing ballads at night.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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New and experienced poets can gather to read and share their poems.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The real bombshell was a birthday scrapbook that Maxwell put together for Epstein’s 50th birthday, full of doodles, poems, photos, and letters from people in his life.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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O’Brien worked for months, fitting the songs and melodies to Treu’s compositions.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 13-track record sees the New York native expertly float tales of love, heartbreak, positivity, and frustration over a dreamy bed of smooth soul, R&B, and bossa nova melodies.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The lyrics reference the anthem of the antifascist Italian resistance during World War II.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Boise Edelweiss Band, Treasure Valley Musik Meisters and Suono Dolce Tuba Quartet will supply tunes.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both tracks have now spent well over a decade on the list, which focuses specifically on rock and metal tunes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sanctuary is now missing the familiar sounds of hymns and the children’s voices that once echoed through its halls.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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The music that accompanies her is just as stick-to-the-ribs earthy, dipped in roadhouse soul, folkish hymns, barroom rock, and blues, without sounding like House of Blues nostalgia.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sound leans heavily on the lows but still keeps vocals and highs clear enough for everyday listening.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The music then switches to the original Sex and the City opening and closing jingles as the credits begin to roll.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bob Sirott and John Records Landecker, who held down afternoon and evening shifts respectively for much of the 1970s on WLS, are reuniting on the air at WGN for a three-hour tour of anecdotes, DJ interviews, vintage jingles and listener calls.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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