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as in prose
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as in jarring
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlyrical
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Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub Jordan sits down with Renee Gladman to talk about prose architecture, Henry James, her fascination with cities, and mushrooms.—
Thresholds
June 25,
Literary Hub,
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And the vibes were somewhere between downtown book launch and conceptual prank, as On the Rag — L.A.’s buzzy new literary tabloid — celebrated its arrival at Night Gallery with a cigarette-clouded bash full of poetry, prose and potting soil.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Somewhere in a far-off third-world nation, children die at a jarring rate from malnutrition.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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Millennial and older thrill-seekers may remember rides like Orient Express, a red double-loop steel roller coaster or Timber Wolf, a jarring wooden coaster that is currently closed for the 2025 season.—
Abbey Briscoe,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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If not, a show that has now been in decline for half its run risks devolving into a mess as self-indulgent, morose, and, well, dissonant as its title character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Roberts brought in dissonant strings and brass for the K2 battle droids.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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The biggest change was the introduction of the punitive second apron, which imposed harsh team-building restrictions on teams that crossed said line.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Unlike harsher retinoids, this one is gentle enough for sensitive skin.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
29 Mar. 2024
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For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
24 July 2021
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Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2023
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His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
3 Oct. 2019
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Finding the perfect coffee maker has been a perpetual and grating search for me.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 July 2025
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The Miz, often derided as a wrestler for his flamboyant and grating onscreen personality, is few people’s idea of a WrestleMania main-event talent, so his win makes the 27th event stand out as kind of an oddity.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Likewise, there is a strident belief right now that getting mega-stars in AI will get you to AGI and ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Both countries are currently governed by strident nationalist coalitions, with an antiglobalization backlash dominating domestic politics.—
WILLIAM HURST,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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“Unlyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlyrical. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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