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Recent Examples of tonal
The year before, in 2022, Saweetie wore a hot pink bustier with a matching maxi skirt and tonal opera gloves by Valentino.
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
The tonal whiplash and severity of the situation was intimidating.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Three tonal stripes add interest to your look, with colorways ranging from emerald green and twilight blue to practical, goes-with-everything black.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of its bigger ideas focused on therapeutic conflict resolution fail to coalesce, leading to an overall tonal imbalance.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
The tonal whiplash and severity of the situation was intimidating.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Three tonal stripes add interest to your look, with colorways ranging from emerald green and twilight blue to practical, goes-with-everything black.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
Many of its bigger ideas focused on therapeutic conflict resolution fail to coalesce, leading to an overall tonal imbalance.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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They are imaginatively crafted, showing particular invention in their harmonic writing.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Nine decades later, the French astronomer and mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace suggested that the tides could be represented as harmonic oscillations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2024
Adjective
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Directed by Ivo Raza, the clip features Osbourne, Morrison, Stevens, and others working on the track at NRG Studios in Los Angeles, while the orchestral session was filmed in Budapest.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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Higher ceiling panels will allow orchestral sound more room to disperse, rather than clotting onstage.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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From the moment passengers step onto the ship, the rhythmic pulse of the Caribbean surrounds them.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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The rhythmic movement mimics the womb and can be very soothing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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At its heart is the creation of new vocal datasets, polyphonic AI models capable of blending human and machine voices, pulling audiences into an immersive, participatory experience.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Unlike the final version released on his 2004 album Dear Heather, this handwritten page includes lyrics penned in Cohen's own hand in purple marker, offering a deeper look at his lyrical experimentation.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Her main goal is trying to maintain the emotion and lyrical style of the track more than creating a direct translation — and the artists are often encouraged to improv once in the studio.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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