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Definition of tunesnext
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

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Recent Examples of tunes
Noun
But the catchy tunes are not what the birds themselves are paying attention to. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026 On Fridays in summer, snag a spot outside for the Music & Moonshine live music series and a rotating calendar of bluegrass, Americana, and old-timey tunes. Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 Plus new tunes from Asake, Isaiah Rashad, Zara Larsson, Tori Amos, and Eladio Carrión. Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 To be eligible for the best original song Oscar, tunes that begin with the end credits must now be submitted to the music branch with the last 15 seconds of the film before the end credits. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026 No musician can hope to change the world, however, without the tunes to back it up. Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026 The performances will include classic tunes, sing-alongs and feel-good favorites. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 The unseen connections between sport, life, music, and the living earth are set to the timeless tunes of the Grateful Dead. William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026 There is a new way to get creative in Baltimore, all while singing your favorite tunes. Janay Reece, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes
Noun
  • Brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre love nothing more than making music together, composing melodies and writing powerful lyrics.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The songs were radiant, ecstatic, and cleansing, a deep exhale from a band freed from boardroom expectations.
    Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Were these new songs recorded at the same time as the first batch?
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The findings point to a system that adapts under stress rather than failing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
  • And while it’s often associated with sprawling garden beds, zucchini adapts beautifully to container growing.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Last year, the company unveiled its AI foundational model, DeepFleet, which coordinates the movement of all the robots within Amazon’s fulfillment network to optimize their navigation through the facilities and process customer orders faster.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The shock announcement dealt a blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world's largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East.
    Chloe Taylor,Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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