as in songwriters
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
among American songsmiths Irving Berlin has assumed legendary status
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Recent Examples of songsmiths
Ethan Hawke stars as Lorenz Hart of legendary songsmiths Rodgers & Hart as the prolific partnership disintegrates to his great dismay.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songsmiths
songwriters
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However, such use is generally legal, as long as rights holders are paid correctly; the only use that performers and songwriters can specifically prohibit is the use of songs in campaign advertisements.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back in June, the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored Abrams as the 2025 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award, honoring young songwriters.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Songsmiths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songsmiths. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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