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tuning fork
noun
: a 2-pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck and is useful for tuning musical instruments and ascertaining standard pitch
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Participants typically lay on a mat or blanket while being immersed in instrumental sounds: crystal singing bowls, gongs, Koshi chimes, ocean drums and tuning forks.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Davis used tuning forks to simulate prey vibrations near roadsides and found the spiders’ overall health was unaffected by urban stressors.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Like the best sketch comedians, O’Hara was possessed of an impeccable internal tuning fork, and much of her best work came out of an almost musical sense of delivery.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Participants typically lay on a mat or blanket while being immersed in instrumental sounds: crystal singing bowls, gongs, Koshi chimes, ocean drums and tuning forks.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Davis used tuning forks to simulate prey vibrations near roadsides and found the spiders’ overall health was unaffected by urban stressors.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Like the best sketch comedians, O’Hara was possessed of an impeccable internal tuning fork, and much of her best work came out of an almost musical sense of delivery.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Tuning fork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuning%20fork. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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tuning fork
noun
tun·ing fork
ˈt(y)ün-iŋ- 
: a 2-pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck
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