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Recent Examples of intonation
Speakers from the country’s western areas, like Osaka and Kyoto, use different intonation and verb forms than those in the eastern Tokyo metro.
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Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
After proving a score, TruthScan lists factors such as unnatural speech patterns, generative signatures, and artificial intonation.
—Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Studies also show that children exposed to a second language early, roughly before puberty, are more likely to develop nativelike pronunciation and intonation.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
After proving a score, TruthScan lists factors such as unnatural speech patterns, generative signatures, and artificial intonation.
—Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Studies also show that children exposed to a second language early, roughly before puberty, are more likely to develop nativelike pronunciation and intonation.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intonation
Noun
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What does your voice inflection look like?—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Cybersecurity companies are in the middle of a significant inflection, spurred by Anthropic's Mythos model and the rise of autonomous AI agents that are capable of exploiting vulnerabilities faster than ever before.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Red and green accents on the branding, heel and tongue reference the character’s shoes and hair clips.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
7 June 2026
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The same color-matching accents are carried over inside the cabin as well.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Thankfully, after expending serious overtime up front, the design crew lightened its hand over the rest of the truck, which remains a stout, sturdy pickup without the over-accentuation that characterizes the new US-market Tundra and Tacoma.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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Held together by a wide black barrette, Gomez’s hair had a shiny quality to it with the ends flipped up for a fun, playful accentuation of the look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Measures to help reduce stress Yasunaga said the 70 million yen (approximately $437,000) project consists of four repairs, of which one is the installation of an air conditioner.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Meal timing and the gut In the new research, the authors defined chronic physiological stress by participants’ composite allostatic load score — which involves eight cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Even as legislative initiatives such as stablecoin legislation and market structure reform continue to advance, firms should expect ongoing emphasis on tax reporting, transaction monitoring, custody controls, and financial disclosures.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Reports have revealed that the Mechanical Proximity Fuze is noteworthy due to its emphasis on affordability, simplicity, and mass production.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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“Intonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonation. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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