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Recent Examples of intone
Religious Jews interpret Talmudic teachings in the context of the rabbi who intoned them.
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Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Eric-the-junkie had intoned to his even-then-passé parents, old-schoolers bent on building systems that would stick, that the monks were celebrating the ephemeral beauty of physical existence.
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Also still present: a recorded voice intoning a once-familiar message over a loudspeaker.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Smart intoned before a drill, not leaving his staff untouched.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Eric-the-junkie had intoned to his even-then-passé parents, old-schoolers bent on building systems that would stick, that the monks were celebrating the ephemeral beauty of physical existence.
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Also still present: a recorded voice intoning a once-familiar message over a loudspeaker.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Smart intoned before a drill, not leaving his staff untouched.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intone
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Mostly left off the list were Washington’s supporters — who loudly screamed and chanted in the gallery.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Britain's prime minister warned Saturday that tougher action was needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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The song, which Diamond wrote with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, laments the cooling of a romance in language as direct as the music is florid; the recording, as the story goes, came in response to a homemade edit by a radio programmer eager to hear the two stars sing together.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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First, there was the stealth appearance of a B-2 Spirit bomber, which glided like a quiet bird in flight as the national anthem, sung by 10-year-old Alexandria Arango, was winding down.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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“Intone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intone. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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