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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intonate
Verb
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Five different characters sing their hearts out, and each performer meets the vocal and emotional demands of their star turn with both power and subtlety.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hescock again told protesters to stop using the bullhorn, and the group stopped chanting.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, crowds chanted anti-government slogans, her relative recounted.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Intonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonate. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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