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Recent Examples of tonal
Keep things on the tonal side with swirls of black, dark blue, light blue, lavender, and white.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Over the course of ten episodes, Patricia transformed into the tonal lynchpin of the series.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Moreover, Devonté Hynes’ score, which is both anxious and playful, does the tonal heavy lifting without ever announcing itself, which is something the music branch can discover and appreciate.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 June 2026
The cozy stripes and tonal color palette add personality without taking over a room, while the flatweave style keeps the profile low, clean, and versatile.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tonal
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Over the course of ten episodes, Patricia transformed into the tonal lynchpin of the series.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Moreover, Devonté Hynes’ score, which is both anxious and playful, does the tonal heavy lifting without ever announcing itself, which is something the music branch can discover and appreciate.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 June 2026
The cozy stripes and tonal color palette add personality without taking over a room, while the flatweave style keeps the profile low, clean, and versatile.
—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
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Then the other part of it was really kind of finished with Niwel’s beautiful harmonic accompaniment.
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The rhythmic pulse of hand clapping, accompanied by the resounding harmonic messages through voice.
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Ys was co-produced by orchestral pop trailblazer Van Dyke Parks and engineered by punk icon Steve Albini, the only time those two prolific legends worked on the same album.
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John Powell’s score similarly moves through the orchestral traditions of Hollywood’s Golden Age, underscoring set pieces that shift between western, horror and silent-era pastiche.
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Those are just a few of the 80 single-player minigames in this package, which also features Beatspell, a rhythmic role-playing adventure that requires nimble finger-work to cast spells.
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Structural, rhythmic, intentional connection, built into how your organization operates every single day.
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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.
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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.
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This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.
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All operatic singing, especially the polyphonic (multipart) style known as bel canto, requires tremendous breath control and vocal skill.
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My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.
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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.
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While the lyrical concerns remain sadly relevant, Terrestrials can’t help but feel stuck in time.
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While obviously, the lyrical sentiment contains romantic implications, the veritable love affair is really between McCartney and Lennon, their friendship and creative partnership an enviable match.
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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