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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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Plus an elegy for Breonna Taylor, featuring cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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These books can be read as comedies of cognitive dissonance or as melancholy elegies for the very possibility of closure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The temperature plunges; Reilly’s trills harden into an Old World dirge.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s work taps into this continuum, honoring the everyday forms of resistance that have sustained Puerto Rican life for centuries, from music and dance to language, humor, and mutual aid.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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When nearly anything can be bought with a few taps on a screen, brick-and-mortar stores have to work harder—and smarter—to earn a visit.—
Margaret Borden,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Monody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monody. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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