intonations

plural of intonation

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Noun
  • The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her repetitions and stammerings and strange inflections were very much her own, as a perusal of her interviews will attest.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pottery Barn’s new collaboration with the iconic American illustrator brings those classic scenes to life in a full home collection, offering bedding, linens, artwork, and decorative accents designed to make any space feel festive and welcoming.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
  • With a Black/Black/Light Graphite color combination, the style blacks out the entire nubuck leather upper with lighter graphite accents on the tongue and insole branding.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Intonations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonations. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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