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
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 May 2025
This opposition comes as no surprise as Hawley has been vocal in his protests to Medicaid cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Who Won America’s Got Talent Season 20? Indiana native and janitor Richard Goodall was named the Season 19 AGT winner after impressing the world with his powerhouse vocals.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Adjective
She's been vocal about how the relationship has impacted her emotionally and physically in the months that followed.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 May 2025
This opposition comes as no surprise as Hawley has been vocal in his protests to Medicaid cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Noun
The band includes Leonard Patton on vocals, Tripp Sprague on sax and flute, Mack Leighton on bass, Justin Grinnell on bass, Danny Green on piano, Duncan Moore on drums and Peter Sprague on guitar.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Who Won America’s Got Talent Season 20? Indiana native and janitor Richard Goodall was named the Season 19 AGT winner after impressing the world with his powerhouse vocals.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 27 May 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
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The spiritual power ballad also drew 918,000 official U.S. streams in the tracking week.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Dropped with enough time to reach the Billboard charts before fans rush to buy and stream the full-length, the ballad sadly didn’t perform very well via any major metric.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Imagine for example that the new language was easy to write down but extremely hard to use via the spoken word.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The videos also tend to show garbled subtitles that almost match the spoken words, which is an artifact of subtitles on videos present in the training data.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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The stage adaptation features 18 new English songs performed by a cast that includes both rising British talent with local links to Manchester and the North West, as well as internationally renowned South Asian artists.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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The song that plays when the car was revealed in the movie?—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Lehrer is an American songwriter known for penning lyrics that were frequently satirical.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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First up is multiple Olivier Award-winning stage musical, Top Hat — based on RKO’s classic 1935 film starring Astaire and Rogers, featuring music and lyrics by Irving Berlin — which will open in Chichester, England this summer and embark on a tour later this year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The ruling comes ahead of a June 30 oral argument in a related case before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas, where Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, previously criticized the Supreme Court for punting the matter back to his court.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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The Supreme Court agrees to hear the Justice Department's appeal of the 9th Circuit ruling, leading to oral arguments.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The service of hymns and prayer will be followed by a memorial roll call of members of the armed services who died in active duty.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Seated on a stool with an acoustic guitar and surrounded by a semi-circle of 11 ace musicians, Simon delivered ruminations, deliberations and hymns via soft, deceivingly casual phrasings.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Vocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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