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
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
School Board member Adam Cervera also has been vocal about his concern.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Later, Jeong and Thicke also joined in the vocals.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Since then, Pratt has been one of the most vocal public critics of current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom over their handling of the disaster.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
School Board member Adam Cervera also has been vocal about his concern.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
Faithfull’s signature, distinctive, melodic, high-register vocals had defined her career, but her voice was permanently altered by severe laryngitis and her persistent drug abuse.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Later, Jeong and Thicke also joined in the vocals.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
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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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In the ballad, the hero is betrayed by his cousin, who bleeds him too severely while administering a blood-letting cure.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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The music video for the ballad, included on the deluxe edition of Cyrus's Something Beautiful, depicts Cyrus in a sculptural Iris van Herpen look that screams avant-garde.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The information also helped law enforcement unravel a case that has devastated the 13-year-old’s family and friends and the community where the soft-spoken teen, known as gentle and kind, lived.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2026
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The project veered toward her most experimental impulses, stretching to nearly 90 minutes of drones and eerie spoken word.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In addition to performing his new song, Aldean presented Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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All these songs rely on a strong backbeat more than harmonies or guitar solos, for example.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Acharia attended Raj’s recent New York City show, describing a packed venue where the predominantly young, female audience knew every lyric.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Other sertanejo and agronejo artists content themselves with promoting agrobusiness interests through their lyrics, praising industrial farming and the miracle of pesticides.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their oral immunization, called RotaTeq and delivered as a series of sugar-sweet drops to infants, would ultimately be licensed in 2006.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The drug also worked better than a placebo and outperformed Amgen’s oral drug Otezla.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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