as in voiced
expressed or communicated by voice
our cat is given to making strange vocal noises in the dead of night
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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a recording artist who arranges his own vocals
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Recent Examples of vocal
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Kahan has been open and vocal about mental health — an issue Roan is also passionate about — partnering with Simmons to establish the Busyhead Project.
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Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
David Harris,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
Erwin is one of a few Hollywood directors who have been vocal about their use of generative AI in their work.
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Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Kahan has been open and vocal about mental health — an issue Roan is also passionate about — partnering with Simmons to establish the Busyhead Project.
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Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Noun
Beginning with the eight-and-a-half-minute title track, Orton’s craggy vocals are front and center for the record’s duration.
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David Harris,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
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The abbreviation dates to the early 20th century, and the spelling emcee emerged as the spoken form became a standalone noun and verb, meaning to host or present an event.
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He’s been nominated for an Academy Award (for his role in Hotel Rwanda) and numerous Emmys, and has won two Grammys (for the soundtrack to his Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, and for a spoken-word album).
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When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
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Within the flashy dance numbers and power ballads, American musicals often hold up a mirror to society.
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For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’.
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Each line encourages a body to shift when uttered or even when read silently to oneself.
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The search for the opening song stretched into the final weeks before filming, with Kittrell, Dries and pilot director Jason Moore trading ideas over text.
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That passion was evident throughout the evening as supporters periodically broke into song.
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Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.
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Zambrano and his clients are currently waiting for a date from the California Court of Appeal to hear oral arguments.
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The production was built entirely with AI tools, with Madhvani writing the multilingual lyrics alongside co-creators and composing the music through Suno, a leading AI music generation platform.
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Swift has a massive global platform, and a tendency to pull back the curtain on her personal life in song lyrics and the occasional documentary.
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On this particular afternoon, worship began with an opening hymn that Brown led from the back, a one-woman choir.
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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