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the smallest amount or part imaginable
you're not making a syllable of sense
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Recent Examples of syllables
Cybersecurity, with its six syllables, is by no means a small word.
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Ipsita Mohanty,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
For example, Anna Claire has a nice balance of syllables and distinctive sounds, while Anna Ella feels more repetitive.
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Liz Regalia,
Parents,
23 June 2026
Homer wrote a very long line of poetry—dactylic hexameter, with its six beats, and as many as seventeen syllables.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Popularized by a beer commercial during the 1986 World Cup, it’s used to rally on teams with its repetitive (albeit nonsensical) syllables as well as its upbeat ending.
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Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
After the breakdown plunges into a low-pass filter, the song emerges out the other hand with a fully fledged vocal, lyrics and all—a relatively rarity in Willner’s world of half-syllables and blurred phrases.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Just the title, with its three abrupt syllables, becomes the echo of a century’s rattling sabres.
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Her lyrics were as interested in the sound of language as the meaning, stretching words like taffy and ping-ponging syllables around.
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New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
The method of literacy instruction is often associated with smaller letter sounds, like consonant blends or syllables.
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Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Ipsita Mohanty,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
For example, Anna Claire has a nice balance of syllables and distinctive sounds, while Anna Ella feels more repetitive.
—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
23 June 2026
Homer wrote a very long line of poetry—dactylic hexameter, with its six beats, and as many as seventeen syllables.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Popularized by a beer commercial during the 1986 World Cup, it’s used to rally on teams with its repetitive (albeit nonsensical) syllables as well as its upbeat ending.
—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
After the breakdown plunges into a low-pass filter, the song emerges out the other hand with a fully fledged vocal, lyrics and all—a relatively rarity in Willner’s world of half-syllables and blurred phrases.
—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Just the title, with its three abrupt syllables, becomes the echo of a century’s rattling sabres.
—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Her lyrics were as interested in the sound of language as the meaning, stretching words like taffy and ping-ponging syllables around.
—
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
The method of literacy instruction is often associated with smaller letter sounds, like consonant blends or syllables.
—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllables
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Zachary Stevenson’s performance replicates the nerdy-yet-hip Texan through impressive guitar licks and superb vocals that are equally comfortable with sweet ballads and on-the-edge rockabilly songs.
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Elk, deer, and buffalo had migrated to and from mineral licks throughout North America for millennia.
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.
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Screwdriver bits attach to the tool with a magnet, and the Vulyx itself can magnetically stick to any metallic surface.
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The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
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In the last few years, RealYungPhil’s raps have taken on the effect of that friend who always has a life-affirming conversation with you on the porch outside of a house party.
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Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.
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“Syllables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllables. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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