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Recent Examples of tonal
Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Occasionally, that disconnect led to surprising tonal shifts.
—Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a tonal shift in the room.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
In a 2015 interview with Game Informer, Miyamoto addressed the tonal flexibility of Mario characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Occasionally, that disconnect led to surprising tonal shifts.
—Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s a tonal shift in the room.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
In a 2015 interview with Game Informer, Miyamoto addressed the tonal flexibility of Mario characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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This vast bundle of life and existence whirrs continually, creating the comforting harmonic tone that defines this place.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the heart of the mystery lies a surprising phenomenon—high-order harmonic generation (HHG).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Here is the orchestral version of that bird.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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On the cinematic, orchestral theme song, Del Rey joined forces with five-time Bond film composer David Arnold.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Experts refer that moment to conveying a picture, a moment often accentuated by the rhythmical clatter of two pieces of wood, which are like claves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The rhythmic music is intended to accompany the departed on their journey to the world of the ancestors.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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We are left just with voices, and those voices, in the novel’s subtle and canny repetitions, begin to merge with one another, becoming polyphonic.—
Nicholas Dames,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
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The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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This time playing an underling rather than a boss, Hoskins gave one of the best performances of his career in what remains a high point for Jordan as well, a lyrical and poignant yet savage film noir filled with regret, rage, and unrequited love.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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Young certainly could make adjustments based on that reality, but his language is so rich that his poetry also frequently makes its own lyrical case.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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