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
This is not overtly a holiday tour, so expect a range of tuneful treats.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
The tuneful score and witty lyrics are by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, making an impressive Broadway bow.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Following his previous hits, the stalwart EDM enthusiast aims to set himself apart from his tuneful peers.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
The tuneful score and witty lyrics are by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, making an impressive Broadway bow.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Following his previous hits, the stalwart EDM enthusiast aims to set himself apart from his tuneful peers.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuneful
Adjective
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Upstairs, Elsesser’s serene, hotel-like sleeping quarters lead to the crown jewel: a bathroom to rival all bathrooms, where marble, mirror, and walnut paneling combine to symphonic effect.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota explicitly designed the 1,600 capacity Helzberg Hall for symphonic music, the Kauffman Center website says.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after illustrating Norton Juster's cult kids' book, Feiffer returned to the genre as an author, with books like 1993's The Man in the Ceiling (eventually adapted into a musical with Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller) and his 2010 re-teaming with Juster, The Odious Ogre.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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With a total of $73.2 million, the musical adaptation continues to dominate the long-term charts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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The king of hooks, timestamps, and melodious raps, minus his hitmaker aura and reference tracks, is found…lacking.—
Rob Marriott,
VIBE.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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The only relief from the monotony, and from worrying about the anguish my family must have been undergoing over my disappearance, was—bizarrely—the melodious voice of a female prisoner in another cell singing a Christian hymn that included 'Save me Jesus' in its refrain.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
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