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as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality
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as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
the photographer achieves a very lyrical effect with her intentionally blurred images of flowers growing in the wild
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Recent Examples of lyrical
Both accomplished artists specialize in chamber music and are known for their virtuosic, lyrical, yet powerful style, bringing their expertise to an enchanting program perfect for the Halloween season, according to a news release.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
His writing is lavishly detailed and sharply intelligent, nuanced and lyrical but also funny and sometimes surreal.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Lamar and Clipse, however, are lyrical titans.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The lyrical changes aren’t even necessarily personal to the creators (although some of them definitely are).
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
His writing is lavishly detailed and sharply intelligent, nuanced and lyrical but also funny and sometimes surreal.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Lamar and Clipse, however, are lyrical titans.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The lyrical changes aren’t even necessarily personal to the creators (although some of them definitely are).
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrical
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The record is signature Oliver, Chris, and Jano cooking up a vibrant, melodic stew — part big-tent soul revival, part joyous dive into the abyss of whatever itch each member is wanting to scratch.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sundae stepped closer as a voice like blue silk drifted over the melodic guitar.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nastia Korkia The Gold Hugo goes to a film that, in spite of very little dialogue, kept us on the edge of our seats with its powerful mise-en-scène and poetic characterizations of people and place.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Catalina’s character is exceptionally well drawn, and the subtle, fantastic elements — unanswered phone calls, a sense of an unseen presence, intuitive impulses — lend the film a distinctive, poetic identity.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Keith Urban is setting the record straight after fans analyzed his lyric swaps post-Nicole Kidman split.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nowadays, the musician is encouraging fans to stop reading into his lyric changes.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Lyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrical. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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