Thesaurus results for ROCKER

rocker

noun

Definition of rocker

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Recent Examples of rocker Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Give soft, romantic baby pinks some rocker edge with silver chrome details. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026 The most prominent of those techniques were the use of airbags to land Pathfinder on Mars, as well its Sojourner rover's rocker-bogie suspension system. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The song, a chilling rocker with dense guitar riffs that lurk in the distance, serves as the end title to Lance Oppenheim’s crime thriller. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rocker

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Noun

Despite murder ballads being a country music tradition, programmers didn’t seem to embrace women doing it so gleefully.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
With nearly 100,000 videos made to its official audio, the mid-tempo ballad has become a user favorite for soundtracking TV edits, clips of romantic yearning, and videos capturing the changing seasons.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballad

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Gotta be honest, this instrumental version from one of those cover compilations of rock songs done lullaby-style for hipster parents is kind of great.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of lullaby

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But in the years between Logic1000’s in-your-face debut EP and 2024’s duller, more careful Mother, her solo work became less singular.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
So a little more Montrose, a little more Chickenfoot, (solo) stuff from the post-Van Halen years.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of solo

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Blake serves as the Siren of the song, his distinct croon over minimal beat between Scott’s verses.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
For 20 years, Joey Ramone’s hiccupping croon and Johnny Ramone’s relentless power chords kept on and on for 14 albums and more than 2,000 shows.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 May 2026

Definition of croon

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There will be four original songs on the album, with additional vocals from Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried, Rose Gray and Emei and a score by Kris Bowers.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Set to a downtempo bachata, the track features Lorén’s penetrating vocals filled with anguish at the impossible cycle of working endlessly to make ends meet.

— Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocal

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Another chorus of thoughts and prayers Members of the Bend community gathered downtown in Drake Park on Thursday evening for a prayer vigil to support each other and grieve.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Trump, however, has since changed his tune, amid a chorus of negative feedback.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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