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Recent Examples of intonation
Each language is completely different in terms of things like the length of pronunciation — the attack of consonants and vowels and its natural intonation.
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Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Nix wears blue slides to the podium for his Wednesday pressers and has the general public demeanor and intonation of a surfer bro from Southern California.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
What was your direction for the intonation of Rosamund’s character?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
But the pleasure is less in the word itself than in Whitford’s intonation, which often puts upward pitches and downward slides in places where no one else would think to put them, giving each phrase a strange sense of ambiguity.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Nix wears blue slides to the podium for his Wednesday pressers and has the general public demeanor and intonation of a surfer bro from Southern California.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
What was your direction for the intonation of Rosamund’s character?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
But the pleasure is less in the word itself than in Whitford’s intonation, which often puts upward pitches and downward slides in places where no one else would think to put them, giving each phrase a strange sense of ambiguity.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intonation
Noun
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These near-term self-help efforts, Gajrawala wrote, are not reliant on a change in pet household formation or macro inflection.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Erasure in every nuance, every inflection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hathaway wore a strapless, black floor-length gown with blush floral accents, while Wintour looked sharp in a white dress and black blazer ensemble.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Paint rollers serve as toilet paper handles, reclaimed wood accents line the walls, and refurbished oil drums pose as outdoor seating.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 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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Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The soft, squeezable texture of this toy is designed to alleviate stress and provide endless fun.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
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Cinematographer Ben Goodman straddles the line between both with sharp lensing that places particular emphasis on overhead shots, underlining Caplan’s horizontal helplessness.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Madison has extensive strains of DNA from Redford’s adaptation of The Horse Whisperer, with its emphasis on a rural escape as the ultimate salve for psychic wounds, but also Ordinary People, a film about the impact of grief on the family unit.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Intonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonation. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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