tone

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Recent Examples of tone The set is available in 16 colorways, including fall-ready tones like khaki, brown, and dark green. Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025 Deep skin tones are often all assumed to have warm undertones, which is a myth. Essence, 30 Sep. 2025 Asked at an Axios conference in New York this month about YouTube TV, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro took an upbeat tone. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025 Even before the meeting, the tone with the group felt different. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tone
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Noun
  • The show is a campy, 1980s-style whodunit that begins with the funeral of a famous singer.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The viral TikTok video shows Lukman getting ready for work inside her pod, which is housed in a warehouse-style setting where each unit appears to contain only enough space for a mattress.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Merit is also debuting a new Signature Lipstick in shade Maxwell—a mauvy, cinnamon brown is a satin finish that complements any complexion—housed in silver packaging that has Maxwell written all over it.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The vibrant coloring was cut in by a dark brown shade at her roots.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In profiles—on John Akomfrah, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ellen Gallagher, Glenn Ligon, Lorna Simpson, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Nari Ward, to name a few—Enwezor returned repeatedly to the idea of representation as a turn from a singular self to a plural self that becomes political.
    Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While navigating all of this, Bay stresses the importance of self compassion.
    Korin Miller, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new modes of reception (private not public) explain why the cancellation of Disney+ subscriptions concentrated the minds of corporate executives more powerfully than the black outs by affiliate stations.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Safdie takes a story of passion and fury, of rage and torment, and reduces it to the arm’s-length mode of the interesting.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The heater also comes in five different colors (plus a 55,000 BTU option for even more heat) to fit right into your existing outdoor space.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Shoppers can choose from a plethora of colors, including neutrals such as light gray and beige, and autumn-ready hues such as red orange, all of which are available in sizes from twin to oversized king.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Before, players could at least guess at the nature of a game, as each suit represented a different kind of competition.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Colorado's commitment to accessibility From jeep tours in Cañon City that offer American Sign Language to the Colorado Trail Explorer mobile app detailing accessible trails, Colorado offers a multitude of ways for travelers with disabilities to explore the stunning nature for which it's known.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a throwback to the warts-and-all silliness of the family’s legendary MTV reality show, The Osbournes, Coming Home appears to lean into the domestic comedy of the Osbourne clan, opening with a jittery Ozzy begging Sharon to stop driving in a herky-jerky manner.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In August, Hron says the online research tool Westlaw unveiled Deep Research, an agentic workflow that can plan, review, and strategize legal research in a manner that emulates human work.
    John Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 20 colors, there will be any number of hues that fit the bride’s requirements, while satisfying your own taste too.
    Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Each piece is crafted with embossed lace detail around the rim and features a deep caramel glaze to effortlessly blend with the gorgeous hues of the season.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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