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Recent Examples of intoned
Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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Each side held signs, chanted and gave speeches at the same time, shouting over each other into speakers.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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In this wave of protests, for the first time, thousands of Iranians chanted slogans in support of an opposition leader abroad seeking to dismantle the regime.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Season 2 is set in 1994, with senior year of high school underway for Ted the foul-mouthed teddy bear and the likable but awkward John.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2025
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And to our original troupe of foul-mouthed dorks (compliment) — Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Dustin Henderson — the Party comes before all else.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Intoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoned. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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