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 Odysseus, craving road trip tunes after accidentally dropping his mix CDs into Charybdis, must hear their song. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Take your tunes with you and enjoy a solid discount from Amazon on the Beats Powerbeats 2 Pro. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Plus new tunes from Cameron Winter, Daddy Yankee, Joyce Wrice, Grimes, and Star Moles. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 Impossible star belt ‘80s tunes as fictional rocker Stacee Jaxx. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026 Spend an evening in Pilsen shopping 50 or so artists and makers as DJ Johnny Walker spins tunes. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Wetzel has become a powerhouse performer in the genre with his country rock tunes. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Kenny Burns returned as a host for the sixth year, keeping the night moving while the house band 1500 or Nothin provided tunes. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 The album expanded on what are widely considered holiday tunes. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes
  1. melodies
  2. keys
  3. songs
  4. adapts
  5. coordinates
Noun
  • The story takes place around the Club Rumba Royale, where white Europeans and Congolese citizens rub shoulders, and where the captivating melodies of rumba merge with aspirations and fiery debates of independence.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Chandler primarily uses his guitars to produce radar sweeps of drone, which allows Schwendener’s bass to take full responsibility for Beat’s melodies.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodies
Verb
  • Saul returned several hours later, handed Octavio the car keys and left again.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Percent change in enrollees −15%0%2% Use the arrow keys ↑↓←→ to navigate through the map regions.
    — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 22 June 2026
Definition of keys
Noun
  • Like every Lucy project, there are also swing-for-the-fences samples, of the kinds of old, viral songs that create communities of nostalgic yearners in their YouTube comments.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Probably no one in the world is yet willing to place a bet on Ella Langley or Sienna Spiro pulling off an album win on top of BNA and possible wins for their breakout signature songs, but stranger Cinderella stories have happened.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of songs
Verb
  • Austin Abrams stars in Zach Cregger’s reboot of the franchise that adapts the video game property.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the meantime, we’re left to deal with a motorless John Cena vehicle that adapts a popular brand of small toy cars designed for creative young children into a bloated adventure saga designed for and about dissatisfied suburban fortysomethings.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of adapts
Verb
  • The grid, which supplies and coordinates wholesale power across 13 states and the District of Columbia, faces major challenges as demand, particularly from data centers, outstrips available supply.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Buses are equipped with Transit Signal Priority technology, which coordinates with traffic signals to allow more efficient movement through intersections.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of coordinates

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“Tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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