as in song
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness
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Recent Examples of ballad
Speaking to Billboard earlier this year, frontman Grian Chatten discussed the creative leap the band took on Romance, which expands its sound to include elements of nu-metal, pop and string-laden ballads.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha All Along’s final two episodes establish how, right up until Agatha and Billy’s coven sang the ballad together and created a doorway, the Witches’ Road never truly existed.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
But once the writers' room came to the ideas of the Witches' Road being a long con and the ballad never working as an actual spell, the new puzzle box with Billy came into focus.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Agatha All Along’s final two episodes establish how, right up until Agatha and Billy’s coven sang the ballad together and created a doorway, the Witches’ Road never truly existed.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
But once the writers' room came to the ideas of the Witches' Road being a long con and the ballad never working as an actual spell, the new puzzle box with Billy came into focus.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballad
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Trouble spots arise as songs lean tackily into nostalgia.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The song reached new audiences — and new generations — when it was featured in the incredibly popular 2018 biopic film of the same name, which was based on MercyMe singer Bart Millard’s life and focused in large part on the story behind the song.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Her lyrics tap into frustrations in relationships without narrative hand-holding.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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In addition to his wife, who wrote the album’s lyrics, Gilmour enlisted his 22-year-old daughter, Romany, to sing and play harp on the LP; there’s also a track constructed around an old recording of Wright from 2007.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1947, Ives’s Third Symphony, a stately mashup of Christian hymns, won him a Pulitzer Prize.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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No Bible readings, hymns about love and support and nature but not God.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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There were minor scuffles in the stands and some booed the Israeli anthem, Reuters reported.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The album doesn’t need the single anthems to accomplish his goal and make noise commercially as Tyler will be riding Chromakopia into another set of Grammy nominations in ‘26.Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Camper’s flawless production paired with Tone’s ethereal vocals, the ballad is both sultry and heartwarming.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to Paley, Wilson himself even sang backing vocals on the 2006 Best Day Ever album.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat [Chrysalis/Partisan] Laura Marling’s first album in four years is a trove of nocturnal ballads and introspective lullabies recorded in the room with her newborn daughter.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
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Heretic Euphoric Dream Spray A soothing earthy citrus, consider this a lullaby in fragrance form.Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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