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as in swaying
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as in jaunty
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Recent Examples of lilting
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024
That beautiful language, with its lilting consonants and arpeggios of vowels.
—Lina Mounzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Lia Ouyang Rusli’s lilting score comes in just as its needed, and editing by Alex O’Flinn and Randi Atkins is perfectly pitched.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024
That beautiful language, with its lilting consonants and arpeggios of vowels.
—Lina Mounzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lilting
Adjective
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Koerner’s score only has four songs, but the accordionist provides jaunty incidental music throughout, accompanied by the ensemble on a variety of percussion instruments.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Later appearances often contrasted her with a jaunty Marvel icon’s moderating influence and an Islamic counterpart who exists to prove Not All Muslims Are Bad.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The production is directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit), also represented this season with the new musical Dead Outlaw.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The crew and cast have been busily devoted to this production for months before rehearsing music and staging in two weeks – a remarkable accomplishment for such a complex musical.—
Caleb Parr and Natalie Coates Wiens,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The moments in which the camera captures her toned form and her sprightly movements are exciting and impressive.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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Her voluminous silhouettes take up space and demand to be noticed, as do her sprightly florals or upbeat silky pastels.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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An exhaustingly chirpy series of studies has found that social connection is one of the strongest predictors of well-being, and extroverts are more socially connected.—
Olga Khazan,
Vox,
11 Mar. 2025
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Trillions of chirpy, red-eyed periodical cicadas emerged from underground in a rare double emergence event.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The same subject stirred up a lively debate in the Vogue Slack channel.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 season has brought a lively atmosphere, with a strong law enforcement presence to ensure safety.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Toothless the dragon’s scales are shined, his wings are perky, and his eyes are big and green and expressive.—
Michael Savio,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Born is 1998 in Japan, the original Lexus IS—referred to as the IS 300 in the U.S., was a luxurious sedan that featured sporty proportions, a perky 3.0-liter straight-6 engine, and a wagon version that was launched in 2001.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Sep. 2024
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But innovation has been humming along and the new year is likely to bring a fresh round of drug approvals and launches that could push stocks higher, analysts say.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2024
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The tight coverage, paired with a humming pass rush, bothered Love, who had entered the game on a hot streak.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Clad in red, Sol arrived on stage at nearly 8:45 and illuminated the room with her vivacious touch and dulcet vocals.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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The murder shocked Elliott’s family and friends, who described her as a vivacious, warm, loving woman.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Lilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lilting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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