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intoned

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verb

past tense of intone
as in chanted
to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned

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Recent Examples of intoned
Verb
Religious Jews interpret Talmudic teachings in the context of the rabbi who intoned them. Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoned
Verb
  • In Madrid, thousands chanted slogans against the war and expressed solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Some waved Iranian flags; others burned American and Israeli flags, or chanted anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
  • The late actor was nominated in the category alongside her co-star Kathryn Hahn, who plays foul-mouthed studio marketing executive Maya Mason in the Hollywood satire.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Always good when our president cultivates an image of American athletes as petty, foul-mouthed vengeance seekers.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026

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“Intoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoned. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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