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Recent Examples of torch song
Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
She’s got a lot of torch songs in her arsenal, and there is nothing like the LA Phil at its most understated to throw just enough tinder onto her unrequitedness to create a beautiful blaze.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
By gracefully expressing Evan’s longing for Zoe and unpacking her fractured relationship with Connor, the torch song fuses these characters’ parallel quests for connection.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
She’s got a lot of torch songs in her arsenal, and there is nothing like the LA Phil at its most understated to throw just enough tinder onto her unrequitedness to create a beautiful blaze.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
By gracefully expressing Evan’s longing for Zoe and unpacking her fractured relationship with Connor, the torch song fuses these characters’ parallel quests for connection.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torch song
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Why This Title Matters For BTS For BTS to name their comeback album after Korea's most beloved folk song is a deeply intentional choice.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some feel that the movie’s slide into sentiment in its final scenes, with a young German barmaid singing a folk song to an inn full of battle-scarred soldiers, doesn’t quite match the caustic nature of the rest of the story.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2025
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The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Its bright ombré glaze, which is chip and stain resistant, adds a pop of color to any area.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Choose slightly oversized sunnies, a dainty sweater to drape over your shoulders, a larger-than-life handbag, and shoes that add a pop of color.—
Lindy Segal,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Omniscience gives way to a motley chorus of inner monologues and hushed conversations, kitchen table squabbles, restless thoughts, wistful memories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Whenever a line began to jerk, the group exploded in a joyful chorus.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Torch song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch%20song. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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