toning

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Recent Examples of toning Guests and a small community of local members enter a subterranean sanctuary of saunas, steam rooms, rain showers, a hydrotherapy pool, and serene treatment suites offering everything from exosome facials and pelvic-floor toning therapy to detox IV drips. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026 The look focuses on maintaining hair integrity with intentional lift and seamless toning for a healthy, glossy finish. Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026 These tools deliver low-level electrical currents designed to stimulate facial muscles and improve circulation, producing a mild lifting and toning effect. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Look for tinted products that give a wash of color and smooth out your hair for a salon-like toning result. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 A bit greasy This toning body cream helps target cellulite on the legs by eliminating bumps and uneven texture. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026 The pigment payoff is intentionally subtle, so think of it as a polish rather than a true toning treatment. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026 There are now so many different lasers that can achieve amazing results for a variety of different concerns, including the texture and toning of skin, volume loss for people taking GLP-1 medications and hair loss with perimenopause. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 As Bianchini notes, a toned vagus nerve is a healthy vagus nerve—and, just like our muscles, toning comes from strengthening exercises. Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Save Cheese Rinds and Vegetable Trimmings Instead of giving that last nib of Parmesan or cured meat trimmings the heave-ho, use them to transform a stock, braise, soup, or sauce.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Droves of shoppers are also going after these mid-rise Skechers pants that are primed for workouts and lounge sessions, as well as these Gloria Vanderbilt straight-leg jeans that my petite mom has worn for more than 15 years.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Scott recommends adding a 20-minute explosive-power session to your weekly workout routine, which could include exercises like squat jumps and jumping jacks.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026

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“Toning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toning. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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