tenors

noun

plural of tenor
1
as in courses

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2
as in tendencies

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  1. courses
  2. tendencies
  3. meats
  4. styles
  5. directions
  6. proclivities
  7. nuclei
  8. inclinations
Noun
  • Avalanche safety courses taught people to cross risky sections of a mountain one at a time.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to its singles events, Met@Chabad offers dating and relationship courses, as well as personalized guidance.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of courses
Noun
  • Using that information, the fitter identifies the head shape, hosel configuration and weighting that best complement the player's natural tendencies.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The zoological and mythographic tendencies of Caillois are by no means out of place here.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tendencies
Noun
  • Use a food thermometer to make sure poultry is cooked to 165°F and ground meats or egg dishes to 160°F.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Aldi has grown in popularity over recent years due to its smaller layout, brand selection, and lower prices for organic, gluten-free, wines, breads, meats, cleaning supplies and more.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of meats
Noun
  • Thin hair naturally loses density toward the ends, Taylor says, which is why longer styles can sometimes look wispy no matter how healthy the hair is.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere in high fashion, McQueen has embraced corset-like footwear with a range of styles including the peep-toe Lexie Pumps worn by Sophie Thatcher and other silhouettes like the fall 2026 Koko wedge pump with brogue trim.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of styles
Noun
  • Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maersk has also switched to the trans-Suez route on the Asia-Mediterranean AE19/SE4 service, with ships transiting in both directions since the end of July.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of directions
Noun
  • Swift showed up in a video clip at the end of the show that circled back to earlier discussion about Kelce’s picky eating proclivities.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
  • With Balanchine—whose brush with Bradley came after his precocious beginnings with the Ballets Russes but before his immigration to America and eventual founding of New York City Ballet—Footer pushes hard on not much more than the fact that the two choreographers shared dancers and proclivities.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Definition of proclivities
Noun
  • Unlike conventional power generation technologies, a fusion system seeks to generate energy by fusing light atomic nuclei together, the same process that powers the Sun.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To search for the wave signal, this team took a different approach and used the LHC to smash together two lead nuclei to create jets of particles that were back-to-back, called a dijet event.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of nuclei
Noun
  • Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of inclinations
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