as in resonant
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as in trilling
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones
know-it-alls snickered as the opera singer quavered on the high note
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Adjective
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The choice is ours: to forge a future of resonant understanding or to surrender to the cacophony of fractured realities.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Create an Emotional Hook Test – Run micro-campaigns to identify your most resonant narrative.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her Wotton has a wonderful slouchy physicality and, as noted in the novel, a bewitching, sonorous voice, the better to deliver the Wildean aperçus.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2023
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The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 June 2020
Adjective
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Once contact is made, males rub their chins along the female’s spine, contracting their bodies in rhythmic waves, attempting to maneuver into alignment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Alto Knights has reams of rhythmic dialogue inspired by the pattern of the people within that world.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Extended Collegiate Careers: With the appealing combination of advanced training facilities and substantial NIL earnings, players may choose to remain in college longer.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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When the Heat acquired Andrew Wiggins in the Jimmy Butler trade, one of his appealing qualities was his durability.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Quavering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quavering. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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