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noun

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Recent Examples of vocal
Adjective
Estévez is the vocal leader and has been instrumental in mentoring young Royals relievers Steven Cruz and Angel Zerpa. Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025 The director was vocal about his unhappiness in interviews about the movie. Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
As country, hip-hop, rap, and acoustic folk rock collide at Summerfest 2025, one band's music style certainly sticks out: kawaii metal, a genre that blends death growl metal and pop sugar vocals. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025 The Music mode distinguishes vocals, instruments and ambiance with extra clarity to recreate the atmosphere of being at a live music venue. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for vocal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocal
Adjective
  • Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • There was no voiced opposition, though a representative for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers did amend its support, contingent on the addition of commercials as eligible projects.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The crowd sang along with the musicians to the 2004 ballad.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • The elegiac ballad, released in 2022, comes at a moment of release for Jessica (Megan Stalter), who had just broken up with her boyfriend, Felix (Will Sharpe), when her dog unexpectedly died.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • In spoken testimonies at the hearing, Talise's mother and older sister detailed the grief their family experienced since the crash, and urged the judge to give Sykes a longer confinement sentence.
    Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
  • The program will combine musical performance with spoken commentary and will talk about the tradition in a broader historical context.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • For now, those Swifties will just have to be content with Kelce singing a song with his brother and podcast co-host, Jason.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
  • Pierre featured in a Taylor’s music video for her new song Long Time, which is a part of her upcoming visual album.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • In between some more lusty lyrics for his wife, Swag includes some choice samples from a recent viral video of him confronting a swath of paparazzi who were stalking him.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
  • Those aren’t the saddest lyrics in the world, right?
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • To create a more human-like microbiome in the guts of mice, the team induced nine of these bacterial species through oral gavage.
    Jay Kakade July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • The court agreed to hear the case, and by the time of the oral argument in April, the Trump administration had a new secretary of HHS.
    David G. Savage Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath.
    Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • The bill drew the most heated public protests of the legislative session, with protestors often shutting down committee meetings through reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing hymns.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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