as in songs
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
this week, we'll learn to play a more complicated melody on the saxophone
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Recent Examples of melodies
The Our Song band will play German melodies, European harvest anthems and American pop hits.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
At the core of the slogans created and spread during the 2022 protests, the morphing of our ideas and desires into melodies and verse, is the simple human act of expression.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Somewhere between quiet storm soul, sophisti-pop, and down tempo indie rock, Durand Jones & The Indications spin out hypnotic grooves and breezy melodies.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
When their calls were compared against everything from squirrel monkey chatter to melodies by the Beatles, their songs showed a balance of randomness and order that suggests style, not just repertoire, matters for communication.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
O’Brien worked for months, fitting the songs and melodies to Treu’s compositions.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The 13-track record sees the New York native expertly float tales of love, heartbreak, positivity, and frustration over a dreamy bed of smooth soul, R&B, and bossa nova melodies.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Future is like the king of doing melodies.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
At the core of the slogans created and spread during the 2022 protests, the morphing of our ideas and desires into melodies and verse, is the simple human act of expression.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Somewhere between quiet storm soul, sophisti-pop, and down tempo indie rock, Durand Jones & The Indications spin out hypnotic grooves and breezy melodies.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
When their calls were compared against everything from squirrel monkey chatter to melodies by the Beatles, their songs showed a balance of randomness and order that suggests style, not just repertoire, matters for communication.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
O’Brien worked for months, fitting the songs and melodies to Treu’s compositions.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The 13-track record sees the New York native expertly float tales of love, heartbreak, positivity, and frustration over a dreamy bed of smooth soul, R&B, and bossa nova melodies.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Future is like the king of doing melodies.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodies
Noun
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Henry decided to pursue music instead of film, with his songs appearing on the soundtracks of his mom’s movies, including Julie and Julia and Ricki and the Flash.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group of musicians behind him are no less powerful, pumping out high-voltage tunes that defy genre by blending rock, blues, pop, and everything within their orbit.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The performance of jazz standards and original tunes by his quartet on the first night of the festival, in a cosy downstairs bar at the Archer Street club, was a real treat.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Melodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodies. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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