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
Parker and his team wanted a sense of heart conveyed through the playful, tuneful, unpolished score.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
One is a free or low-cost learning series about the composer-librettist pair, whose witty, tuneful works lampooned social climbers, the legal profession, the military, the class system and more.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
So go ahead and make your own playlist from these choices on Spotify or another streaming service and enjoy a tuneful Christmas day.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Ryan Davis, a singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, makes tuneful, funny music that’s vaguely rooted in country and indie-rock, but also leaves room for hard left turns, including unforeseeable breakbeats.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
One is a free or low-cost learning series about the composer-librettist pair, whose witty, tuneful works lampooned social climbers, the legal profession, the military, the class system and more.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
So go ahead and make your own playlist from these choices on Spotify or another streaming service and enjoy a tuneful Christmas day.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Ryan Davis, a singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, makes tuneful, funny music that’s vaguely rooted in country and indie-rock, but also leaves room for hard left turns, including unforeseeable breakbeats.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuneful
Adjective
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Through the orchestra’s Keeping Score project − an initiative that includes documentaries, an education program and more, − Tilson Thomas introduced millions of viewers and students to symphonic music via public television and classrooms across the state, according to the San Francisco Symphony.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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These five symphonic songs are set to poetry by Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Foo Fighters performed two Your Favorite Toy songs live for the first time as the band served as musical guest on the latest episode of SNL UK.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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The final version released in theaters focuses on Jackson's musical successes and difficult relationship with his father, Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo).—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And, as a result, Magnolia Sage ventures into melodic ground for the artist.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Smith probably won’t be the only listener surprised by the album, which combines some downtown rock with gentle, playful story-songs that swerve toward an almost Buddy Holly-ish melodic sweetness.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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People find so much beauty in nature, from the dazzling colors of butterflies to the melodious songs of birds and the aromas of flowers.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The most critically imperiled are its endemic honeycreepers, bright and beautiful tropical songbirds that used to fill the forests with their melodious trill.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
17 Mar. 2026
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