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Recent Examples of tonal
From uploaded photos, Billy reads contrasts, shadows, textures and subtle tonal variations that indicate natural wear patterns such as whiskers, fades and abrasion areas.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
The combination of audience interaction and tonal agility means each performance has its own emotional arc, shaped partly by the people in the room that night.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Stewart is a Green Lantern, one of the space cops patrolling Earth and its sector as part of the Green Lantern Corps, and his appearance make tonal sense as both Superman and Brainiac are space-faring characters with alien origins.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The novel balances tonal complexity with unusual skill, using humor to sharpen rather than soften its moral intelligence.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
The combination of audience interaction and tonal agility means each performance has its own emotional arc, shaped partly by the people in the room that night.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Stewart is a Green Lantern, one of the space cops patrolling Earth and its sector as part of the Green Lantern Corps, and his appearance make tonal sense as both Superman and Brainiac are space-faring characters with alien origins.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The novel balances tonal complexity with unusual skill, using humor to sharpen rather than soften its moral intelligence.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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The first AirPods Max was lauded for its great sound with the company's in-house 40-mm driver designed for exceptionally low harmonic distortion.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Mar. 2026
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These modes are referred to as a damped harmonic oscillator.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pemberton didn’t want the score to feel especially traditional or even particularly Earth-bound, which meant steering clear of the tropes of both orchestral and electronic music.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Orchestra San Antonio started presenting its own orchestral concerts one year ago with a performance featuring trumpeter Pacho Flores.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Each rhythmic stop-and-start, each peel of feedback is imbued with the sense that the band might fully crumble into noise and dissonance.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 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
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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
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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
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Women who worked in shops sang together in bellowing, polyphonic unison.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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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
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Olusanya is a poet, filmmaker and photographer who tells intimate stories blending lyrical writing with cinematic visuals.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Assadi’s writing is excellent – the kind that is often described as ‘lyrical’ or ‘haunting’.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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