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
Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Giuffre was one of Epstein's most vocal accusers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The sound leans bassy but keeps vocals and podcasts crisp.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Carey has won five Grammys, including vocal performance honors in both pop and R&B.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Giuffre was one of Epstein's most vocal accusers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Johnny Mandel-Mike Altman composition was later used without vocals for the 1972-83 TV series.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The sound leans bassy but keeps vocals and podcasts crisp.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 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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There were stabs at horny lounge jazz, a melodramatic Latin guitar ballad, even a folksy blues number.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Artyom Levshunov is kind of a soft-spoken guy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet when the 49ers underwent a sudden and shocking changing of the guard at middle linebacker, there wasn’t so much as a spoken word between mentor and pupil.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Urban delivered a two-hour, 45-minute set spanning 34 songs, determined to go out at his hometown arena with a big bang.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Divines buoy Keyshawn’s mood by singing several new works written by the gospel composer Donald Lawrence, who cleverly integrates the language of stage performance into his lyrics.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Swift's songwriting has evolved too, but many of her lyrics still come from a clearly autobiographical place.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And in each individual voice there are echoes of other voices, contemporary or past, written or oral, political or philosophical, from the Bible or from newspaper articles, rumors about town, memories of someone long dead.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s lawyers have also asked for oral argument, which the judge may grant before ruling.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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History and messages were shared through field hymns and songs.—
Taylor Cassidy,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ben Mendelsohn steps into the role of Jeff and Leigh’s chipper pastor, which requires enthusiastic hymn-singing.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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