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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlyrical
Adjective
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As fiction films do something analogous to what is done in prose forms like the novel and the short story, so nonfiction films can have a broad choice of nonfiction literary models.—
Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
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Teach them how to package thinking as IP, not just prose.—
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Judge Sara Ellis has listened to hours of testimony from citizens' accounts of jarring encounters with federal agents.—
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Throw in the six sacks the Titans defense secured and the numbers get even more jarring.—
Adjective
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The duo moved around notes to create a sound that was dissonant, amplifying the disgusting effect.—
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But Roofman, which Cianfrance also co-wrote, was clearly intended to be lighter fare and instead ends up in this dissonant in-between space tonally.—
Adjective
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Bipartisan harsh criticism Senators from both sides of the aisle blasted the investigation.—
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Common exfoliators and fine line-eliminators like retinol and glycolic acid are too harsh on my skin, but this serum utilizes lactic acid, which is far more gentle but just as potent.—
Adjective
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Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.—
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For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.—
Adjective
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Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.—
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His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.—
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Anything that was grating, cloying, or that took any amount of patience to appreciate was not for me (this year, at least).—
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As an experienced home chef myself, these 10 picks under $35 have saved me hours chopping vegetables, struggling with pesky jars, and grating cheese.—
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Greene was among a small but strident group of Republicans in Congress who refused to move on.—
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For two years leading up to the fatal shooting, as police archive video shows, Lorincz constantly called 911 to make false allegations about her Black neighbors, reserving many of her most strident complaints for children who played near her house (on property they were entitled to enjoy).—
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“Unlyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlyrical. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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