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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
So who’s actually in Selena’s lyrical crosshairs here?
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
Lamar, known for his lyrical genius, is from Southern California and wanted to show the newest Laker some love.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
District 13 Commissioner René Garcia initially opposed the proposal due to lyrical content, but ended up changing her mind.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
While Redman and Method Man may not be kicking it, the former believes their lyrical chemistry is still there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
Lamar, known for his lyrical genius, is from Southern California and wanted to show the newest Laker some love.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
District 13 Commissioner René Garcia initially opposed the proposal due to lyrical content, but ended up changing her mind.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
While Redman and Method Man may not be kicking it, the former believes their lyrical chemistry is still there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lyrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrical
Adjective
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Ray Davies’ band was a poetic paradox and thus far more interesting theatrically than all of ’em.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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That came close to being a poetic point, but on the other hand…no.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, the combination of the specific chord progression in the melody paired with the verbatim hook was a greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work, in both lyric choice and chord expressions.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Doja Rat stated that Strange claimed to have over 300 songs and handwritten lyric sheets.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition, for this film, drinking heart blood had physical, poetical appeal.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Lyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrical. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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