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lyrist

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Noun
  • The foundation also recognized the poet and activist Galal El-Behairy with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Poe: This one-syllable name, inspired by The Raven poet, could be a match for parents seeking a bookish name or one with a soft-gothic feel.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In 1977, Strouse founded the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop, through which many young composers and lyricists honed their craft and developed their work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • The 45-year-old wrestler first revealed his love for the women lyricists in the game back in October on an episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts with fellow WWE superstar Sheamus.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Her language thus had its necessary counterpoint: the Bronx’s fullness against her poetry’s economy; the streetcorner’s pizzicato against her versifier’s swing.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.
    Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Noun
  • Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.
    Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2018
Noun
  • In his first term, Trump emerged as one of the most compelling bards of great-power competition.
    Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There is another bard, sitting in front of the National Theater.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The cellist and composer, 36, makes music out of noise others might wish to tune out: turn-signal clicks, a far-off tornado siren test, the hums of refrigerators.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • The family of the late record producer and composer is selling his longtime residence in the coveted Lower Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles for $60 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • His work as a novelist and librettist continued until the turn of the century.
    Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Huang is a playwright and librettist whose work includes Mother of Exiles, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin, and Transmissions in Advance of the Second Great Dying.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel One giant overslept and started late Clues: Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Lyrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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