Definition of intonatenext
as in to sing
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the priest then proceeded to intonate the prayer's familiar opening words

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  • Iran’s national women’s soccer team has arrived home, state media reported, amid fears over their fate after the squad did not sing the national anthem ahead of a game at a tournament in Australia, two days after the United States and Israel began their war with Iran.
    Yarden Segev, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Gary and Georgia sang mountain songs as the car flew down the highway.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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  • In Madrid, thousands chanted slogans against the war and expressed solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Some waved Iranian flags; others burned American and Israeli flags, or chanted anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Intonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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