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Recent Examples of overtone
Despite the genre overtones, this isn’t really an action movie, or even much of a thriller.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Cena skillfully avoids playing him with any real-life political overtones.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
And this blockbuster succeeded in taking a nifty sci-fi fairy tale with Arthurian overtones and creating something magnificent and unforgettable.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But the case took on political overtones from the outset.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Cena skillfully avoids playing him with any real-life political overtones.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
And this blockbuster succeeded in taking a nifty sci-fi fairy tale with Arthurian overtones and creating something magnificent and unforgettable.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
But the case took on political overtones from the outset.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtone
Noun
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Most viral videos about clankers have an undertone of humor, but the term is rooted in real frustrations.—
Eli Tan,
Twin Cities,
1 Sep. 2025
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Colors that have an earthy undertone and accents that highlight the architectural features make the cabin feel at home in the woods, mountains, or lakes.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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These aren’t transactional breadcrumbs—they’re predictive signals that illuminate what’s next.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fibers can also carry more than 1,000 times the power of conventional versions and transmit signals across a broader range of wavelengths.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And all those experiences arguably contain a tinge of valence, a dose, however small, of positive or negative feeling, which may nudge us to behave in certain ways.—
Anil Seth,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Known for his relentless positivity, infectious laughter and eloquent speeches – in both English and Spanish – about unlocking the secrets of the Afro-Caribbean tinge, Palmieri was the last of the salsa giants from the genre’s golden era.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Changeability is the unique characteristic of women.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Similar to the leadoff batter beginning with a home run in baseball, the senior setter/right-side hitter believes that an ace sets a certain tone in volleyball.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The color scheme of soft moss greens, neutral tones, muted blues, rusts, and ochres speaks to the surrounding landscape.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, the evidence is not very clear.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In their place were mostly blank walls and eggshell hues.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The strands boast a medley of maple leaves, pumpkins, and pinecones in earthy hues that add a pop of color to a mantel without looking over the top.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Two young women stood in front, plopped two tokens into a metal belt, pressed a lever, and watched as a credit-card-sized piece of cardboard slid out.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Many require the applicant to post a token in a DNS record for the domain name or accessible from the IP address covered in the certificate request.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Overtone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtone. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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