tone

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Recent Examples of tone The review added that the ongoing bit about the deducting from a charitable donation for longer speech set a negative tone. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025 Your tagline, product copy and email subject lines should sound like the same person with a clear tone. Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Technicians who used warm and positive tones and descriptor words encouraged similar emotions in parents, which carried through pregnancy and into early parenthood. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 How long would a process like that take? Doss: Polishing it to some shiny bronze tone, and removing the patina, would further reduce its thin skin and threaten its structural integrity. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tone
Noun
  • From red carpets to boxing rings, fashion shows to live concerts, stars filled every corner of the spotlight with style, power, and presence.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Patricia Astorga, the artistic director and founder of DanzArts, said that people who were not Mexican could come to the celebration and see the culture and the dance styles of different regions of Mexico.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than cool or platinum tones, opt for caramel, sand, and honey shades.
    Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The deep red shade is ideal for fall, while the neon pink piping and drawstrings add a unique touch.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Features no longer available Automatic self parking.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But what many users didn’t understand, or were never clearly told, is that the Web3 Wallet was not a self-custody wallet.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shifting into service mode—anchored in emotion, not ego—gets me back to center fast.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In sleep mode, the display turns off, so the lights won’t disturb your slumber.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the fall of 2025, all of the it-girls look to be obsessed with a color straight out of the ’60s.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Where’s the best place to see these vibrant colors?
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the very nature of entrepreneurship grants a level of freedom that corporate jobs often don’t.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But international societies for speleology recovered, as the interdisciplinary nature of the research gained relevance later in the century.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This can be something forceful falling or pressing on the toe or twisting it in an awkward manner.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Atelier Ndigo by Waina Chancy offered up an exuberant collection led by hues such as cherry red and deep blue.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The volume and the stopper must be right, but the tone, cut, or hue can differ.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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