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as in undertone
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as in signal
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Recent Examples of overtone
New Year's resolutions have largely lost their religious overtones, a development McCrossen says is in line with broader cultural trends.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The color was closer to a beige or even light tan than the muted yellows of the rest of the nogs, similar to the way plain almond milk has an almost gray overtone compared to the bright white of traditional milk.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The political overtones of the wrangling here are at least worth noting.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
There is no religious overtone.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The color was closer to a beige or even light tan than the muted yellows of the rest of the nogs, similar to the way plain almond milk has an almost gray overtone compared to the bright white of traditional milk.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The political overtones of the wrangling here are at least worth noting.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
There is no religious overtone.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtone
Noun
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Still, there’s an undertone of legitimacy, built by the generations who have taken care of the ranch and its surrounding land.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Breadwinner leaves behind Universal’s feature take of the Colleen Hoover novel Reminders of Him on that date as well as A24’s undertone among the notable wide entries.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Feb. 2026
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But with all that extra information comes errors, and error-correcting a quantum qubit—weeding out the noise to find the signal—is a challenge in itself.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In Jaws, the ocean’s crash, the buoy’s bell and John Williams’ score signal danger as clearly as the shark itself all while keeping dialogue clean and intelligible amid environmental chaos.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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The result is a rich, smooth dip with a tinge of sweetness.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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The experience promises to be bracingly new, chaotic, and exciting, but there was inevitably a melancholy tinge to this year’s edition, which became, in effect—and affect—an eleven-day farewell.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what physical characteristics is law enforcement focusing on that might help people locate them?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, indeed, anyone else’s, given its alluring but thoroughly peculiar jumble of comic, dramatic and generally antic tones, or the increasingly indeterminate target of its hollow social satire.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Speaking immediately after Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi struck a contrasting tone.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wall Street wants to see evidence that these enormous expenditures will result in actual profits.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cayenne Initial evidence suggests that combining turmeric with cayenne pepper may yield even stronger anti-inflammatory benefits.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rug has an artisanal design that’s not overpowering with ivory and soft pink hues.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Gossip Girl alum made herself into a sartorial harbinger for spring on Tuesday, embracing the peekaboo bra trend in a completely sheer fishnet sweater in one of the season’s most vibrant hues.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The price of Bitcoin has dropped by about 45% since early October, while less valuable tokens such as Solana have fallen by larger percentages.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lovable will provide building credits, or tokens, per participant, reducing the cost of AI computation for upper-level programming.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Overtone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtone. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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