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as in poem
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
would you care to read your short lyric aloud?
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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as in lyrical
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the film's lyric photography really enhanced its romantic mood
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Recent Examples of lyric
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The musical will feature book and lyrics by Nora Brigid Monahan, an original score by Alex Parker and direction by Georgie Rankcom.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The lyric test fits into a broader pattern.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
According to Konig, the messages showed constant communication with a man in Maryland, including photos and song lyrics, before abruptly stopping after the South Africa trip.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The musical will feature book and lyrics by Nora Brigid Monahan, an original score by Alex Parker and direction by Georgie Rankcom.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The lyric test fits into a broader pattern.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyric
Noun
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The book begins, though, with an earlier poem, written when Tennyson was just twenty.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of the month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Asian version will take flight after the original contest takes place in Vienna in May, with 35 countries competing in the singing contest known for outrageous costumes, towering ballads and high-energy performances.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bruzzone’s vocals seesaw between throat-buzzing alien croaks and clean vocals that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Mars Volta ballad.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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David George Haskell is a biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Mar. 2026
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nakamura might be just the right antidote to business as usual, a designer capable of giving a crucial community space its own quietly poetic identity.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen protesters lined the inside and hallway outside of Little’s office for hours, holding transgender rights signs and singing songs that could be heard throughout the Statehouse.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Blunt didn't want the song, so Monahan kept it for Train.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Outside, the protesters sang hymns and chanted prayers and held signs and images of the Virgin Mary.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The fragments, known as ostraca, include everything from tax receipts and delivery orders to student writing exercises and religious hymns.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kaye’s style was distinctive in its emphasis on melodic and rhythmically active bass lines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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When workshopping the material, however, Psalmayene 24 could feel Lewis’s life begging for a melodic treatment and pivoted to a musical.—
Thomas Floyd,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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“Lyric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyric. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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