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 Fans and critics met her pivot with begrudging respect, thanks to the strength of the album’s melodies. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026 For Corinne Bailey Rae, lyrics and melodies can reveal new possibilities. — Christopher A. Daniel, AJC.com, 11 June 2026 From the streets to the sheets, West Coast prodigy Blxst has turned his pain and passion into profit by masterfully blending melodies with bars. — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 June 2026 Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 His mother, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra, sang Punjabi folk melodies over them, and the first British Asian dance album, Punjabi Disco, was born. — Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 27 June 2026 The music follows the birth of the United States through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to World Wars I and II, adding spirited and moving melodies along the way. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026 In some ways, Foreign Tongues is an improvement on Hackney Diamonds, in that the latter occasionally sounded a little too much like a Jagger solo record in its emphasis on vocal melodies; this one feels more guitar-centric and holistically Stones-y. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 Even more than usual, critics and Dylanologists scrutinized Modern Times for references and allusions, finding words and melodies paraphrased from the works of Muddy Waters, Bing Crosby, and the Roman poet Ovid. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026

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The chants, drums and songs from Colombian supporters filled the stadium from well before kickoff.

— Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
That didn’t seem to dent the energy, with spontaneous Argentinian futbol songs breaking out among scrums of fans.

— Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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The work features four vocal soloists who represent Native American, Sephardic, African American and Protestant religious traditions, along with instrumental music based on early American hymn tunes.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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