as in voiced
expressed or communicated by voice
our cat is given to making strange vocal noises in the dead of night
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a recording artist who arranges his own vocals
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Recent Examples of vocal
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Posey and Hallberg were roommates at Florida State, and Posey has been vocal about his belief that Hallberg will be a major-league manager at some point.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Larry Stansbury, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The pair duetted using Lennon's vocals and video, per Variety.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The slugger had enjoyed the best season of his career as part of the team’s title run in 2024 and had been vocal about wanting to return.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Posey and Hallberg were roommates at Florida State, and Posey has been vocal about his belief that Hallberg will be a major-league manager at some point.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
And finally, Jessica Vosk’s Jersey dazzled, her vocals soaring into the rafters like a declaration of freedom.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The pair duetted using Lennon's vocals and video, per Variety.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocal
Adjective
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Swift is known for her devastating track five ballads.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wedding ballads can wait; this nasty jam should still get the dancefloor packed in the meantime.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her usual soft-spoken British accent, she was known for balancing the grim realities of the climate crisis with a sincere message of hope for the future.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meta also has its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which use its Llama large language model to answer spoken questions from the user.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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?—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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But music criticism aside, some fans feel betrayed by the album — and not just by the lyrics.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Social media star Kaeli Dance spoke the chorus lyrics to explain which moves correlate to each line in an Instagram Reel shared on Sunday.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Joseph was originally charged with forcible oral copulation, false imprisonment, and assault.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Metsera, founded in 2022, brings a pipeline of both oral and injectable treatments with different targets.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 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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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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