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as in accordance
a state of consistency
your negative assessment of the restaurant seems to be in tune with the opinions of the critics
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as in to adapt
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Recent Examples of tune
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Reese had some great tunes for her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
And Sam’s idea was [to] tune it to sound horrifying.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Changing his tune But within a few years, McConnell had a change of heart.
—Frederic J. Frommer, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Reese had some great tunes for her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune
Noun
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What caught my ear was that almost every song was extremely (and expectedly) laidback—the honeyed melodies of Z-Ro, the syrupy flows of Big Pokey—except for the twerk music of the late BeatKing.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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Neither built around the traditional J-pop structure of A-melody/B-melody/chorus nor modeled after the Western verse/chorus format, the track’s composition feels innovative — offering a glimpse into an entirely new dimension of pop.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The notice says the removal of telework as a reasonable accommodation, which is given to employees with disabilities, was done in accordance with President Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum issued on Feb. 7 that required federal employees to transition to full-time, in-person work.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was an early first-quarter heave from Jaxson Dart to tight end Daniel Bellinger for a 44-yard TD with nobody in the vicinity.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the viral video of the altercation, people are seen being kicked on the ground, while others are throwing their fists at those in the vicinity.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to Edwards, Brooke deliberately portrayed Arabella as struggling to adapt to her new home and her Canadian identity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Urban delivered a two-hour, 45-minute set spanning 34 songs, determined to go out at his hometown arena with a big bang.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now, trend forecasts show that design professionals will favor more tone-on-tone, cohesive palettes that tend to offer a sense of calm, visual harmony, and longevity.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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The group remains committed to intricate harmonies, which are a source of the album’s unique pleasures.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite Dayton being a hub for mid-century furniture, Molski said he's been to nearly every one of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his closing remarks on Friday, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez urged member states to work together and arrive at an accord over the next year.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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That was not true after the Camp David accords.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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