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Recent Examples of intone
As a boxing match-style announcer intones some very iffy facts – 7’3 inches tall?
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Valverde, who is Dudamel’s wife, intoned as might a magician.
—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
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Valverde, who is Dudamel’s wife, intoned as might a magician.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intone
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Son Heung-min was substituted on 63 minutes, receiving a standing ovation and getting a guard of honor from the players on the pitch before hugging all the members of the Spurs bench as the crowd chanted his name.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The protesters who left when warned, including City Council members Jennifer Gutierrez and Alexa Avilés, remained outside chanting throughout the arrests.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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As the guests make their way to the stage, the crew sings a catchy chant to hype the star up.—
Nicholas Kobe,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Let your packaging speak, sing, guide and gather insights.—
Anna Belova,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Intone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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