tone

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Recent Examples of tone The breathable cotton quilt is lightweight enough to use year-round, but the warm tones beckon for fall. Sheri Kaz, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025 Chocolate tones seem to melt seamlessly into deeper skin, amplifying its natural glow instead of competing with it. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025 The women talked about the event in quiet tones, trading stories of their own near-misses when their children were small—the sorts of scary stories that become funny anecdotes after nothing bad happens, like the time Mollie’s baby fell off a sled on the way home from Fort Greene Park. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 The midi dress featured a champagne gold tone with sequins and tulle throughout. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tone
Noun
  • In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Today, this restaurant wins over patrons with American-style comfort fare, like burgers, steaks, and sweet potato casserole.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The museum will also build a new welcome center, gift shop and open-air event pavilion with a permanent roof structure for shade.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An oversized leather jacket and jeans will keep things comfy, while a neutral shoulder bag and trendy shades give the look a casual chic finish.
    Clare Holden, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This season, with more self-belief and ice time and carryover chemistry with Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm, Geekie makes the most of his first-line ride.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then, in late September, Inman Grant asked 16 more companies, ranging from gaming platforms such as Roblox to messaging apps such as WhatsApp, to self-assess whether the ban should also apply to them.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As detailed in the game’s big reveal, Black Ops 7 will once again be bursting at the seams with gameplay modes — somehow, even more than before.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The baseline suction level is already strong, but the boost mode is on another level.
    Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The result is containers that pack three times as much color and weeks of successive flowering in spring.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The bright pink and green exterior of the secluded river lodge perfectly matched her and her fiancé's wedding colors.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Aventura Mall’s policy prohibits the possession of weapons of any nature on the property.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • If the Teslas were $7,500 cheaper, their spare nature would be a lot more palatable.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But while Barcelona’s 4-1 battering at the hands of Sevilla on Sunday — their heaviest loss in La Liga for over 10 years — will go down as a major shock, the manner of their defeat will be of little surprise to those who have endured the full thrill of Hansi Flick’s reign.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There is no record of how William’s wife greeted the news of the instant stepson with the polished manners, who impressed even his hard-driving grandfather.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The dark brown didn’t wash out like bright hues in early cameras’ filters, and its viscosity and flow is eerily similar to a thick line of fresh blood.
    Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The collection — about 80 to 90 pieces — leans into easy caftans, terry hoodies and airy gowns, in bright hues, tie-dyes, organic cottons and satins.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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