intones

Definition of intonesnext
present tense third-person singular of intone
as in sings
to utter in musical or drawn out tones "The day is begun," the narrator intoned

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  • The concert promoted by the right-wing group founded by the late Charlie Kirk and now run by his widow, Erika, is in response to conservatives outraged over the NFL’s selection of Grammy-winning music superstar Bad Bunny, who sings primarily in Spanish, as the halftime act.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • From the opening to the ending, everybody sings every word to every song.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.
    Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Intones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intones. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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