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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
Why does one hard working fan have to buy seven different versions of an album instead of just having all of the songs be on one complete album?
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Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
One of Lipa’s most significant attributes is the husky tone of her mezzo-soprano, lending a gritty roughness to her songs’ pop polish.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
The songs are bangers, the visuals are bright and engaging, and the women of HUNTR/X are every bit the superheroes that Superman and the Fantastic Four are.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Nine original songs from the movie have dominated the Billboard charts in recent months, making history as the first soundtrack with four simultaneous Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the songs that aren’t about Kelce are weighed down by an obsession with internet culture, luxury brands, and lingo from 2018.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The 89-minute movie includes a music video, behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift’s personal reflections on songs from the album, according to AMC’s website.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The band performed fan favorites and debuted two new songs during the 19-song set.
—Josh Chesler, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The lyrics of other songs, of course, were mere meals for some starving rodent.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
One of Lipa’s most significant attributes is the husky tone of her mezzo-soprano, lending a gritty roughness to her songs’ pop polish.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
The songs are bangers, the visuals are bright and engaging, and the women of HUNTR/X are every bit the superheroes that Superman and the Fantastic Four are.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Nine original songs from the movie have dominated the Billboard charts in recent months, making history as the first soundtrack with four simultaneous Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the songs that aren’t about Kelce are weighed down by an obsession with internet culture, luxury brands, and lingo from 2018.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The 89-minute movie includes a music video, behind-the-scenes footage, lyric videos and Swift’s personal reflections on songs from the album, according to AMC’s website.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The band performed fan favorites and debuted two new songs during the 19-song set.
—Josh Chesler, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The lyrics of other songs, of course, were mere meals for some starving rodent.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
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At risk of being cast aside, Springsteen shed the rhyme-drunk ballads of his earlier work.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Coraline’s poppy swells and power ballads.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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This extraordinary collection of two volumes of poems and a third of prose shows the empathy, intuition, and exquisite use of the natural world that make Oliver the heiress of Emerson and Thoreau.—
AudioFile Magazine
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her tapestries have the intimacy of Sylvia Plath poems crossed with forensic police reports.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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The band’s renaissance man, Teranishi, has a knack for urgent, jagged melodies on lead guitar, but perhaps his greatest gift is restraint.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd Webber is ever fond of repeating his melodies, and the emotional effect comes from placing them in different registers and layering timbres on top of one another.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some of Swift's best work comes from her self-deprecating moods, and this track, with its self-loathing but super catchy lyrics, is no exception.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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As for the lyrics that Swifties are connecting to Kelce and Nicole's tense interaction?—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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At the sprawling El Parián market, mariachis roam between tables blaring familiar folkloric tunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Evening entertainment is low-key (think acoustic guitars and soft rock tunes under a starry sky).—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Attendees bowed their head in prayer and sang along to hymns, while posters of Kirk lined the seats.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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The crowd sang along to familiar hymns, with many raising their hands in praise and swaying to the rhythm.—
Amanda Castro
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Pheelz has a way of using unattached vocals to enhance his baseline production that provides additional melody — even to someone like Fireboy who seems to ooze ear worm vocal hooks.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crow took lead vocals, while Mayer backed her on harmony and guitar for the one-of-a-kind collaboration.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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Curtis moved to Los Angeles after the service and wrote jingles for commercials.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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That's right, the advertisements displayed across America's media landscape, including the ones with catchy jingles and celebrity appearances, are an exception, not the rule.—
Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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