Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monody
Noun
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Works of art have particular shapes (three-minute pop songs, three-act plays) and particular moods and tones (comic, tragic, romantic, elegiac).—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is her elegy, her memorial, her voice, her face.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Not every elegy comes in the form of a dying fall.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Season 3 finale of the sci-fi series delivers on that promise, unfolding with the solemn rhythm of a funeral dirge.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s nothing shiny and new to get excited about and so the apathy and dirge hasn’t been replaced.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Riffing taps into this same attachment dynamic.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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For the Indian market, Jain says the adaptation taps into universal themes while reflecting familiar social dynamics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Monody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monody. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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