as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film
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Recent Examples of tuneful
The end result is classic ‘60s Wonder, fading out on a tuneful chromatic harmonica solo.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Ryan Davis, a singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, makes tuneful, funny music that’s vaguely rooted in country and indie-rock, but also leaves room for hard left turns, including unforeseeable breakbeats.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Spring skiing wraps up in mid-April, and summer follows with endless lake activities, huckleberry picking, and fun celebrations, including Beerfest, Schweitzer’s Northwest WineFest, and the tuneful, two-week Festival at Sandpoint.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Joni Mitchell’s and Bruce Springsteen’s hits, for example, are simultaneously tuneful and rich with story.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Ryan Davis, a singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, makes tuneful, funny music that’s vaguely rooted in country and indie-rock, but also leaves room for hard left turns, including unforeseeable breakbeats.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Spring skiing wraps up in mid-April, and summer follows with endless lake activities, huckleberry picking, and fun celebrations, including Beerfest, Schweitzer’s Northwest WineFest, and the tuneful, two-week Festival at Sandpoint.
—Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Joni Mitchell’s and Bruce Springsteen’s hits, for example, are simultaneously tuneful and rich with story.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuneful
Adjective
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The club’s touring outfit will also be on hand, with an assist from a 60-piece symphonic orchestra.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Gosling returned the favor by making a cameo during Styles' episode to help introduce one of his musical performances.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live on Saturday (March 14) for his second turn as host and musical guest, using his monologue to address years of queerbaiting allegations with a joke that brought down the house — and made headlines before the credits rolled.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Mar. 2026
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Producer Kid Harpoon uses Disco’s busy drums (often from Tom Skinner of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s the Smile) to meet pinging bass and melodic elements that systematically stack underneath Styles’s vocals.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-2010s, Young Thug borrowed from Future’s melodic blueprint, only for Future to co-opt Thug’s avant-garde vocal tics to get even weirder in his own right.—
Serge Selenou,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Both punk anthems and melodious tunes can be played on AM/FM CD and cassette stereo.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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