catchy
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It’s a catchy idea that explains why figures like Peter Parker, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter have a lasting hold on their fans in ways that other heroes don’t.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
For rock fans, “Boston” had it all—dramatic guitar solos, powerful lead vocals, a jabbing bass line, thrashing drums and catchy songs with a smart blend of pop and metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Infantino's private-investment plan did not have a catchy title, and lasted two days longer than the ESL.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bulgaria won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna in May with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the glitzy TV extravaganza, meaning they will get to host next year's edition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The reggaeton music coming from the pisa y corre is both incredibly irritating and unbelievably catchy and motivating as I run.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
Hormel needed a catchier name to break through.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
A general manager encouraged him to adopt the last name Laboe because it sounded catchier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
“It’d be nice to think of a catchier name,” Potter admits.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2022
After all, the catchier the song, the more difficult it will be for the haters to avoid Lil Nas X in all his glorious, kaleidoscopic humanity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
It was one of Agatha Swanburne’s catchier sayings, and the children knew it by heart, since Penelope said it often enough.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
In time, the Shermans would conjure many of the catchiest and most beloved movie songs of the 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Yes, “ Dancing on My Own,” a 2016 dance remix performed by a British reality show contestant improbably became the catchiest song of last season’s run to the World Series.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
It’s tuneful too, joining the likes of “We Are the Best!” and “Sing Street” on the list of the catchiest movies about teenage rockers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Possibly the catchiest of these, a really cute little thing, was achieved by jazzing up the Funeral March.
From And All the Earth a Grave by C. C. MacApp
