Thesaurus results for MELODIES

melodies

noun

plural of melody

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 High, Lonesome and Then Some, released in October 2025, had been a sonic experiment in slow, mellow country melodies. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 Soundtracks often work in a similar way—music that’s been composed with the idea of accompaniment, melodies that are meant to join with a story already can work perfectly when one is in the midst of creating a character or scene. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 More than halfway through, Beatty says the focus has been keeping the concerts fresh, experimenting with melodies on songs and leaning into the live dynamic. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 These songbirds, which gave long phrases and haunting melodies in spring, are much more subdued this time of year. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 The story takes place around the Club Rumba Royale, where white Europeans and Congolese citizens rub shoulders, and where the captivating melodies of rumba merge with aspirations and fiery debates of independence. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Tenpenny powered through a range of vocals — the lead, harmonies and some answer lines that provided counter melodies. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 The album folded electronic textures, orchestral flourishes, studio experimentation and huge melodies into songs that wrestled with politics, mortality, love, fear and the strange business of being alive. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

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What elevates the greatest album of all time above more standard fodder for pregames and parking-lot smoke seshes is the neon current of romance running beneath its songs.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Whiskey Riff reported that only a total of 21 country music songs have ever pulled off the accomplishment.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of songs

Noun

Since time immemorial, people in Europe had been playing and transmitting songs and tunes, lyrics and melodies, from memory.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers are famous for playing sleeping tunes during their opponents’ pregame sessions.

— Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

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