tunes 1 of 2

noun

plural of tune
as in melodies
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect hummed a little tune while I sorted the laundry

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tune
as in keys

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Recent Examples of tunes
Noun
But still, Pavement’s five-album run between 1992 and 1999 yielded two, maybe three masterpieces and a catalog so rich the band can now call up nearly 100 tunes. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026 Plus, new tunes from Future, Porter Robinson, Boys Noize, Gillian Welch, and Star’s Revenge. — Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026 Led by community partners like Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center and the Chicago Chamber Choir, visitors and locals alike belt tunes from around the world under the holiday lights of the Chicago skyline. — Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026 The bouncy salsa tunes — as well as the melodic ballads — are still playing in my internal playlist. — George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 Artists would reportedly receive royalties if users remix their tunes on Spotify, and Spotify plans to create a system that will allow remixes to appear in playlists, with the remixes counting toward artists’ streaming royalties. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026 Since time immemorial, people in Europe had been playing and transmitting songs and tunes, lyrics and melodies, from memory. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 The Milwaukee Brewers are famous for playing sleeping tunes during their opponents’ pregame sessions. — Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 To get a sense of how very different these tunes are, read on to learn more about how the novel and film diverge—with commentary from Ishiguro himself. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes
  1. melodies
  2. keys
  3. songs
  4. adapts
  5. coordinates
Noun
  • Labat says that the more music — aided by artificial intelligence and technology — has moved away from simple approaches to lyrics and melodies, the more he’s been drawn back to them.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The band’s sound—grounded in the driving, elaborate guitar interplay between Verlaine and Lloyd—was a sharp detour from their contemporaries’ three-chord melodies.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of melodies
Verb
  • Lawrence left her house today—with a to-go coffee cup in one hand, house keys in the other— looking perfectly entrepreneurial in a long, slim-fitting black blazer and flowy trousers.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to Letitia, her sister-in-law found Robert’s car keys later that day on the grounds of the apartment complex.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of keys
Noun
  • In Kot’s eyes, the band was stunting its artistic growth by becoming a familiar, corporate brand à la the Rolling Stones; for Bono, there were some good songs on Voodoo Lounge.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Keyboardist Jason Derlatka took over for two songs — also capturing Perry’s pipes with eerie precision.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of songs
Verb
  • The design will support future upgrades as the Navy adapts its defenses to emerging threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As the loads get heavier and the workouts get more intense, the body adapts and grows stronger.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of adapts
Verb
  • In a superfluid, quantum mechanics coordinates the way different atoms move, letting the liquid flow with no friction at all.
    — Matthew von Hippel, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Project Vantage coordinates these efforts across the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of coordinates

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“Tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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