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Recent Examples of tonal
Available in a wide variety of tonal, neutral colorways, this style is sure to suit your existing travel wardrobe.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Patterson’s film becomes shakier as the director struggles to balance the tonal requirements of a Western heist thriller.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
With its rich hunter green and cobalt blue shades, the Pottery Barn Stewart plaid tonal print wallpaper nods to classic tartan fabrics.
—Celia San Miguel, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
There are no weak links here, only actors walking a tonal high wire with equal aplomb.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Patterson’s film becomes shakier as the director struggles to balance the tonal requirements of a Western heist thriller.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
With its rich hunter green and cobalt blue shades, the Pottery Barn Stewart plaid tonal print wallpaper nods to classic tartan fabrics.
—Celia San Miguel, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
There are no weak links here, only actors walking a tonal high wire with equal aplomb.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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Best of all was the song on which two bandmates faced each other for a long harmonic guitar duel that spiraled up, up, and away.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Engineers determined the most likely cause of the propellant leak was a harmonic response several times stronger than predicted, suggesting the vibrations during the ship's climb into space were in resonance with the vehicle's natural frequency.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In exploring this connectivity, Lindeman extends the reach of her music further than ever, while also continuing to grow the Weather Station’s sound into a vespertine orchestral domain all its own.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sparse piano chords, a slow-blues structure, hovering orchestral arrangements and the cry within Ledisi’s voice all hark back to Nina Simone.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Eight weeks later, duo La T y La M achieved its second top 10 as the rhythmic cumbia climbed 12-8 last November.—
Billboard Argentina,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 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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Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 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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One listener can fully dig into the lore, while another can focus solely on the melodies and lyrical themes.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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Chagall’s fascination with Mediterranean light magnifies the vibrant colors and imagery of this lyrical narrative underscoring his playful, pioneering experimentation.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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