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as in undertone
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as in signal
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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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Economists have ramped up calls for Beijing to unleash fiscal support as fresh data signals mounting economic strains.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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For families across the country, the hope is that New Mexico isn’t an outlier, but a signal of what’s possible when childcare is treated as both an economic driver and a family necessity.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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McKenzie was preparing to watch Buffalo’s game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens with a tinge of envy.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Morrow tells me, with a tinge of regret, that aftermarket glass is so cheap that most of the glass on a car just gets pulverized, instead of being taken off for a second life.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
4 Sep. 2025
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These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our panel said the leading characteristic of this fish is its robust, punchy flavor and emphasized the anchovies should have a balance of salt and umami.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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It’s made with a gorgeous canvas material that’s embossed with black trim and silver tone hardware.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jalisco, the heartland of tequila, offers herbal and citrus tones.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Demand for the grades 6-12 school, which typically sees over 90% of its graduates enroll in college, grew for the new facility, with a waitlist for admission as evidence, Principal Chelsea McWilliams told the Herald.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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State prosecutors — which in this case would be the county district attorney’s office — are typically prohibited from assuming jurisdiction over a killing outside the country without compelling evidence that a suspect made plans to kill while still in the United States.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Atelier Ndigo by Waina Chancy offered up an exuberant collection led by hues such as cherry red and deep blue.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The volume and the stopper must be right, but the tone, cut, or hue can differ.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the most common manifestation of this takes the form of differing valuations for some tokens when analyzed across chains, and this includes valuations for stablecoins, there are other issues that DeFi needs to address.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the same token, inflation seems to be moderating.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Overtone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtone. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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