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Recent Examples of tonal
The tonal color palette offers a sophisticated take on pink that your little one can grow with as their personalities and tastes evolve.
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Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
The musicians are individually superb, yet the ensemble sometimes lacks tonal weight and richness.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
This guest keeps things simple and intentional with a tonal tank-and-mini skirt pairing, grounded by durable boots, a Louis Vuitton bag, and a lightweight matching sweater for an easy layer.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 June 2026
The show struggles with tonal consistency, too, awkwardly straddling the genres of revenge epic, dark comedy and domestic drama.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
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Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
The musicians are individually superb, yet the ensemble sometimes lacks tonal weight and richness.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
This guest keeps things simple and intentional with a tonal tank-and-mini skirt pairing, grounded by durable boots, a Louis Vuitton bag, and a lightweight matching sweater for an easy layer.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 June 2026
The show struggles with tonal consistency, too, awkwardly straddling the genres of revenge epic, dark comedy and domestic drama.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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In this case, the two notes’ harmonic overtones overlap, and most people like listening to the sound as a result.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Some of the sounds are almost like Jackson Pollock clouds or dots or points that go through harmonic filters and microtonal processing.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Blackened with volcanic rock and encircled by towering waves, the tumultuous scenery makes a vivid psychic landscape for So Help Me God, a rambling spell of ’70s-era soul and exuberant orchestral folk-pop that sweeps through the fog of heartbreak and the clarity of self-discovery.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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The Sunriver Music Festival brings in top musicians for orchestral events that range from family-friendly performances to classical concerts.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The soft, rhythmic sound of small waves striking the base of the pillars echoed around them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The European style, which Ezratty offers, tends to be gentler and more rhythmic, with the practitioner following the lymphatic chain through the face and neck.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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All operatic singing, especially the polyphonic (multipart) style known as bel canto, requires tremendous breath control and vocal skill.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 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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Jobim and Regina’s alchemical duet lives in the pantheon of great jazz performances, but even on paper, the song is a masterwork of lyrical and compositional synergy.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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Paired with building piano chords and a non-stop lyrical delivery, the listener gets the feeling that Rodrigo is hurtling towards something — whether that something is good or bad remains to be seen.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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