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euphonious, lyric, lyrical, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, melodious
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She has a very musical voice. the musical sounds of the babbling brookRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
But most of the musical exchanges involved only the instruments, and sometimes just Moctar’s hands, which chased each other up and down his Stratocaster’s fretboard. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "Mdou Moctar lets his fingers do the talking during Black Cat show," 8 Sep. 2019 In Circles Revival of Al Carmines’ Obie-winning comedic musical inspired by the nonlinear prose of author Gertrude Stein. — Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, "Theater in L.A. this week: Idina Menzel in ‘Skintight’ at the Geffen and more," 8 Sep. 2019 In the last decade, an Episcopal church in Lower Manhattan has become something of an impresario for the musical avant-garde, collaborating on numerous new works including three that have won Pulitzer Prizes. — New York Times, "The Week in Arts: A Mini-Festival of Music and a 9/11 Remembrance," 7 Sep. 2019 Masur said musical programs have been chosen with the specific halls in mind. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New music director Ken-David Masur begins Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's big year of transition," 4 Sep. 2019 The only musical icons CU-vs.-Huskers hasn’t yet trampled on the VividSeats.com charts? — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Ralphie 1, Justin Timberlake 0: How CU-Nebraska became one of the hottest tickets of 2019," 3 Sep. 2019 Speculation about the two musical forces coming together began over the weekend the day before Jungkook's 22nd birthday. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Hold Up: Is Justin Bieber Collabing with BTS??," 3 Sep. 2019 So there was a lot of range there to really dig deep, in purely musical ways but also philosophical and theological ways as well. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Scotland, Suffering, and Silence: An Interview with Sir James MacMillan," 30 Aug. 2019 And each of the musical notes has a time signature associated with it. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Snake oil or genius? Crown Sterling tells its side of Black Hat controversy," 29 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
With toe-tapping songs and some unforgettable anthems, this musical is a reminder of the power of each individual voice. — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, "Bow to the queens of ART’s scintillating ‘Six”," 26 Aug. 2019 This musical is a contemporary take on the classic tale. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "S.F. Bay Area calendar: Beauty and the Beast Jr., jazz and more," 22 July 2019 The musical is so, so strange; you could be forgiven for wondering how it was even made at all. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Cats Trailer Is Actually Good. Here's Why.," 19 July 2019 The musical is also now playing in London’s West End at the Adelphi Theatre, on a North American tour, and is planning to open in Australia and the Netherlands in 2020, and Japan in 2021. — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, "Broadway's Waitress to close in January 2020," 16 July 2019 The classic musical is a faithful adaptation of the MGM film and recreates the dialogue and structure of the 1939 version, though it is adapted for live stage performance. — Ramona Sentinel, "Patio Playhouse kicks off summer series," 11 July 2019 The musical is about adolescents who struggle with issues such as a yearning to be seen and accepted in a digital world. — Caryn M. Sullivan, Twin Cities, "Caryn Sullivan: Mental illness: Breaking the silence and making a plan," 9 June 2019 After a successful broadway revival back in 2009, the iconic musical will be back on the big screen with a new generation of actors and dancers behind it, including a new actress who will be making her big debut as Maria. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Everything You Need to Know About the "West Side Story" Remake," 17 Apr. 2019 Milwaukee Repertory Theater artistic director Mark Clements stages a production of the classic musical for the 21st century, with Latinx actors as the Sharks and with new choreography by Jon Rua. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'Hamilton' and 23 other shows to see during Milwaukee's 2019 performing arts season," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'musical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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