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
Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
The director was vocal about his unhappiness in interviews about the movie.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
The emotional ballad, written with Ed Sheeran's longtime collaborator Amy Wadge, showcases his signature crooner vocals over lyrics about proving your love to a partner.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
Estévez is the vocal leader and has been instrumental in mentoring young Royals relievers Steven Cruz and Angel Zerpa.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
The director was vocal about his unhappiness in interviews about the movie.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Additionally, the 30-year-old has starred in Dicks: The Musical and even lent her vocals for some bars on the popular Netflix show Big Mouth.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
The emotional ballad, written with Ed Sheeran's longtime collaborator Amy Wadge, showcases his signature crooner vocals over lyrics about proving your love to a partner.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocal
Adjective
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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There was no voiced opposition, though a representative for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers did amend its support, contingent on the addition of commercials as eligible projects.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Santana is currently criss-crossing the United States for his Oneness Tour 2025, named after a 1979 solo live album consisting mostly of instrumental guitar ballads.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Billy Ray Cyrus is head over heels for Elizabeth Hurley, with the country star praising his famous girlfriend in a sweet comment and revealing which classic ballad is their special couple’s song.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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While traditional voice recognition focused on transcribing spoken words, emotional AI adds a new layer: interpreting how those words are delivered.—
Harshal Shah,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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And if that’s true, then conversation, spoken dialogue, will continue to drive so many workflows in healthcare, including documentation.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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The song increased by 18% to 19.3 million audience impressions July 4-10, according to Luminate. Shaboozey co-wrote the song with Sean Cook, Michael Pollack, Sam Roman, Nevin Sastry and Jake Torrey.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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For now, those Swifties will just have to be content with Kelce singing a song with his brother and podcast co-host, Jason.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In between some more lusty lyrics for his wife, Swag includes some choice samples from a recent viral video of him confronting a swath of paparazzi who were stalking him.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
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Those aren’t the saddest lyrics in the world, right?—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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To create a more human-like microbiome in the guts of mice, the team induced nine of these bacterial species through oral gavage.—
Jay Kakade
July 12,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The court agreed to hear the case, and by the time of the oral argument in April, the Trump administration had a new secretary of HHS.—
David G. Savage
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The hymns also describe the inhabitants as being respectful to foreigners.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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About 50 people, sitting either on lawn chairs, benches or blankets, spread out across the lawn in front of the stage at Riverview Park in Lake Station to participate in the service, which included faith leaders speaking to the crowd and hymns between each speaker.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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