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Recent Examples of intone
Valverde, who is Dudamel’s wife, intoned as might a magician.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Things aren’t all dismal, as seemingly intoned by the punishing tribulations visited upon this caring couple in the first half of the story.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
In that first movie, Pearl ominously intones that Maxine will grow up to be just like her.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 July 2024
My hope was that merely intoning these titles would send Mr. V. to sleep.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Things aren’t all dismal, as seemingly intoned by the punishing tribulations visited upon this caring couple in the first half of the story.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
In that first movie, Pearl ominously intones that Maxine will grow up to be just like her.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 July 2024
My hope was that merely intoning these titles would send Mr. V. to sleep.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intone
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Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Two key figures go down in the caves and are able to converse (and sing) with Floyd: his brother Homer (Jason Gotay) and Skeets Miller (Taylor Trensch), a reporter sent to cover the story.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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Multiple derms sang this serum’s praises, pointing to its hyaluronic acid base.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Intone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intone. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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