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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in dime
a very small sum of money
developers bought the land for a song
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as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of song
According to People magazine, Mariah the Scientist and Young Thung, both Atlanta natives, first collaborated on a song in March 2021 and began dating six months later.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
And then a Jimi Hendrix song comes on that kind of breaks up a little bit of that [monotony].
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead, a song that’s already been available for many years has finally managed to become something of a hit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
After the song, Love blew out the candle on the cake that the Combs kids were sharing in their father's honor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
And then a Jimi Hendrix song comes on that kind of breaks up a little bit of that [monotony].
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead, a song that’s already been available for many years has finally managed to become something of a hit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
After the song, Love blew out the candle on the cake that the Combs kids were sharing in their father's honor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This week Kendrick Lamar shakes the music world with a surprise album, Rosé slows it down in a soul-baring ballad, and Ariana Grande makes her dreams come true with a highlight from the Wicked soundtrack.Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Grande and Erivo give Stephen Schwartz’s songs — comedy numbers, introspective ballads, power anthems — effortless spontaneity.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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The title that Moss has chosen for her memoir riffs on a poem that May Swenson published in 1978.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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That last work is a room-size installation that lists the names of 262 deceased men and women next to a neon sign that reads a dream, invoking a poem by Langston Hughes.Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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One of my favorite parts of Oblivion is the French band M83’s atmospheric, electronic score, which combines pulsating beats, ambient textures and soaring melodies that echo both the technological sophistication of Jack’s world and the emotional weight of his discoveries.Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Audio and music players for kids give them access a unique variety of stories, melodies, voices, and cultures that can spark a lifelong love of music and books.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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One example Christ gave of how an automaker’s plans can’t turn on a dime when there’s a new resident of the White House is a $14 billion battery plant Toyota is building in North Carolina to equip future battery-electric and hybrid vehicles.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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On the other, children’s interests can change on a dime.Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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And a poetry unit for fifth graders would include psalms from the Old Testament taught alongside poems from Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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From taking trips to making art, exploring ancient ruins, building model ships, restoring old cars, blowing glass, writing novels, penning poetry, and displaying taxidermy—there are as many choices as there are happy retirees to pursue them.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 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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Repeating the same ads, decor and jingles could lead to consumer desensitisation.Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Harrelson capably channels his character’s impotence, unable to suppress his shame that his wife is becoming the breadwinner by writing catchy jingles.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
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“Song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/song. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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