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songs

noun

plural of song
1
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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2
as in poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect the songs of Shakespeare

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3
as in melodies
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistle a song as accompaniment to your work

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4
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 The songs were a dangerous dance with gender, sexuality, and race. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 For how long depends on both how much the songs connect, and how motivated Team Swift is to continue to promote and sell the hell out of them. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 Chloe was a big fan of the songs and dancing, in particular the young choristers from La Scala, Alicia Keys, and Roberto Bolle’s performance. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 There are Oompa-Loompas of various sizes, including Rusty Goffe, from the 1971 film, who perform Oompa-Loompa dances and sing Oompa-Loompa songs and are seen offstage pushing buttons and pulling levers. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The songs are a type of emotional exorcism, an expression of primal emotion that could not be shared in another way, with the rhythm of the film always framing them as a type of catharsis. — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 Shortly after, Sheeran lost part of his backing band, which performs with him for a number of songs each night. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Those four players did subsequently reunite with Petty on stage as a unit once after Lynch’s departure, playing two songs at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2002. — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
  1. ballads
  2. poems
  3. melodies
  4. lyrics
  5. tunes
  6. hymns
  7. vocals
  8. jingles
Noun
  • Then there’s the entertainment team including a pair of dancers who tackle everything from the tango to bachata, a singer who goes for Alicia Keys-style ballads, a jazzy vocalist, and a piano player.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • By 2017, Cyrus was covering her tattoos with makeup, wearing all white, and singing ballads of marital devotion.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • Instead of collectivity, there is a certain kind of animal community, or one that the poems’ speakers—children, old men, drunks, prostitutes—often stand apart from.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The poems push against the binaries of leaving and being left and embrace ongoing love in the wake of loss.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • Outside his tech support job, Singh had been working for years as a producer in Canada’s thriving Punjabi music scene, blending traditional folk sounds with hip-hop beats and trap melodies.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Mountain Goat finds Munsick playing it straight, with his voice front-and-center over melodies that are simple and stripped-down, especially in comparison to his 2025 project, Eagle Feather.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of melodies
Noun
  • From lyrics of songs on the 2025 album Guardians of the Threshold, a collaboration by the Israeli rappers the Shadow and Subliminal.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lena Dunham is adapting the musical’s book with Jessica Huang, while Jepsen is writing the music and lyrics with Ethan Gruska, whose credits include Ryan Beatty, Fiona Apple and Phoebe Bridgers.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • The album features 15 tracks, of which 13 are original tunes co-written by Munsick, heavily bent toward the American West and its native culture.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s even a record player where vinyl fans can spin classic tunes!
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of tunes
Noun
  • In the southernmost car, dozens press together and sway in their prayer shawls to the hymns of the morning service.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hymns
Noun
  • What’s dividing fans is Julian Casablancas’ insistence on using Autotune, as many prefer his raw vocals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • After leading the Rain Parade, Roback started Opal with Dream Syndicate bassist Kendra Smith, which became Mazzy Star when Sandoval replaced Smith on vocals.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of vocals
Noun
  • The study does not mean every company should start adding retro images to its ads or reviving those old singsong radio jingles.
    — Bernard May, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of jingles

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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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