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Recent Examples of toning
Strength and toning also come with the territory since every serve, spike and block engages the legs, shoulders, arms and core.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Salmon sperm, or PDRN, is known for its ability to deeply penetrate the skin without compromising the skin barrier or requiring downtime, delivering visible improvements in lifting, toning, and hydration.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The latter has a toning effect that minimizes the appearance of pores, leaving skin visibly smoother.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2025
Use it right after cleansing and toning and before your moisturizer for a plumper, more youthful glow.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
While some use pico toning for skin rejuvenation purposes, others use it to treat skin condition such as melasma.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Salmon sperm, or PDRN, is known for its ability to deeply penetrate the skin without compromising the skin barrier or requiring downtime, delivering visible improvements in lifting, toning, and hydration.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The latter has a toning effect that minimizes the appearance of pores, leaving skin visibly smoother.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2025
Use it right after cleansing and toning and before your moisturizer for a plumper, more youthful glow.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
While some use pico toning for skin rejuvenation purposes, others use it to treat skin condition such as melasma.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toning
Noun
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Most of her fabrics, trimmings and buttons are sourced from Italy and Japan.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Border trimming tends to be a weak spot for robot lawn mowers, but the RockMow Z1 promises to get within 3 centimeters of walls, hopefully saving you from having to break out the edger.—
PCMag Staff,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds, down 20%, lock in with wingtip stability and deliver punchy bass plus strong noise cancellation for workouts, commutes, or travel.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tech's Role In Gym Evolution Tools have always been an integral part of fitness, both to enable workouts and to measure success.—
Hamid Farooqui,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Toning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toning. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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