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Recent Examples of tunes
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Plus, new tunes from Towa Bird, Kevin Morby, Becky G, Eartheater, and the Mountain Goats.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Joined by her septet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, Joy performed a medley of tunes — her own originals as well as standards and more obscure selections within the vocal jazz canon — to rapturous applause.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Will infectiously catchy tunes mobilize the masses for shot-for-shot remake?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2026
Most of the songs that Francis leads the group through were actual tunes performed during the war.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Music, both as one character’s defining trait and as a story-telling device — snippets of pop tunes across decades swiftly drive time shifts in the play’s first two acts — is a major aspect.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Beale Street in Memphis is best known for the blues, but the city was also the cradle of soul and rock ‘n’ roll and is one of the best places on the planet to catch live tunes today.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Celebrities showed up in Miami, including the Pit Stop Party on Saturday night, which featured tunes by DJ Michelle Pesce, bites and drinks made sweeter by Blueberries, and glowing photo moments thanks to Dove Body Serum+.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Noun
Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart ranks the bestselling tunes that the music magazine and chart company classifies specifically as rap or hip-hop, and only those purchases made on platforms like iTunes are counted.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Plus, new tunes from Towa Bird, Kevin Morby, Becky G, Eartheater, and the Mountain Goats.
—Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Joined by her septet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, Joy performed a medley of tunes — her own originals as well as standards and more obscure selections within the vocal jazz canon — to rapturous applause.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Will infectiously catchy tunes mobilize the masses for shot-for-shot remake?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2026
Most of the songs that Francis leads the group through were actual tunes performed during the war.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Music, both as one character’s defining trait and as a story-telling device — snippets of pop tunes across decades swiftly drive time shifts in the play’s first two acts — is a major aspect.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Beale Street in Memphis is best known for the blues, but the city was also the cradle of soul and rock ‘n’ roll and is one of the best places on the planet to catch live tunes today.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Celebrities showed up in Miami, including the Pit Stop Party on Saturday night, which featured tunes by DJ Michelle Pesce, bites and drinks made sweeter by Blueberries, and glowing photo moments thanks to Dove Body Serum+.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes
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Consisting of jamesjamesjames, Varg²™, Eurohead, and Skarp, the outfit nakedly endeavors to reappraise the richly earnest sounds of 2010s Swedish EDM, known for its pointillistic, high-octave melodies and counterpoints that, at their best, imbue big-room propulsion with butterflies in the stomach.—
Nathan Evans,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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The plaintive melodies are mournful yet comforting.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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WhatsApp, Signal, and Apple iMessages all offer E2EE, which places the encryption keys for the messages only on the sender and recipient devices.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker told officials that his wife, Lynette Hooker, fell off their eight-foot dinghy during a trip from Hope Town to Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands after the couple left on the night of Saturday, April 4, taking the boat keys with her and causing the engine to shut off.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The show is designed to teach life skills through music, from trying new veggies to winding down for bed, with songs and content that have become a go-to resource for millions of parents looking to learn and bond with their children.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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In fact, she’s been struggling to write songs for several years due to the traumatic experience of being raped in high school.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Verb
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It must be embedded into how AI operates, with clear guardrails on how content adapts across languages and markets, and how decisions are controlled, monitored and traced.—
Georg Ell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Proprietary research informed its unique polymer formulation, which adapts to the wearer’s body for a secure and comfortable fit that minimizes leakage.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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At the top, System 3 acts as a fleet-level agent that assigns goals, integrates with facility management systems, and coordinates tasks across wheeled and bipedal robots.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The second answer that an economist might give for the existence of a money world on top of the physical world is that the network of money values and payments coordinates the concrete physical activity that produces the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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