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Recent Examples of tunes
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cripple Creek also will offer ski and bike tunes.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Gates, no relation to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and whose real name is Ivanna Alexandra Martinez, blends sharp rap with softer pop and R&B tunes, making for an experimental yet intimate musical sound.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Rollicking Japanese City Pop era tunes from the ‘80s and ‘90s keep energy levels up; on Sundays, off-duty geiko or maiko may be sitting at a cozy banquette nearby—they’re given a discount to encourage a local patronage, too.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
There are songs about whiskey, Saturday night, and Daytona; tunes about cowboys, loneliness, and everlasting love.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Plus, new tunes from Nas and DJ Premier, Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Ella Langley, Raye, FLO, and Asake.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the Library of Congress estimates that more than 1,400 tunes have been written about our national pastime.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Bartók’s 1933 Dances of Galanta, about 16 minutes’ worth, draw on tunes from the eponymous town — then Hungarian, now in Slovakia.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Cripple Creek also will offer ski and bike tunes.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Gates, no relation to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and whose real name is Ivanna Alexandra Martinez, blends sharp rap with softer pop and R&B tunes, making for an experimental yet intimate musical sound.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Rollicking Japanese City Pop era tunes from the ‘80s and ‘90s keep energy levels up; on Sundays, off-duty geiko or maiko may be sitting at a cozy banquette nearby—they’re given a discount to encourage a local patronage, too.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
There are songs about whiskey, Saturday night, and Daytona; tunes about cowboys, loneliness, and everlasting love.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Plus, new tunes from Nas and DJ Premier, Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Ella Langley, Raye, FLO, and Asake.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the Library of Congress estimates that more than 1,400 tunes have been written about our national pastime.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunes
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Set against piano and trumpet melodies, each verse is imbued with messages of hope and resilience, reflecting the group’s unwavering spirit.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Where sampling once meant reshaping older songs into something new, these artists often work more directly, pulling recognizable melodies, flows, and textures before placing them side by side.—
Keegan Brady,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Be sure to keep cars locked and keys out of reach of children, Fennell said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The senior first baseman/pitcher is one of the area’s top hitters and keys the Panthers’ playoff hopes.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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These outsized musical personalities often leave more distinctive fingerprints on the songs than the BTS members themselves do.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The centerpiece is Love Rocks, built around seven songs by Lenny Kravitz.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Kawamura’s twisty, Escher-esque thriller adapts a refreshingly original video game to find a man trapped in a Japanese metro station with no way out.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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The system also adapts to emergencies in real time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The network, which coordinates security for Jewish communities in North America, hosted the national security briefing ahead of Passover and amid rising global tensions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications coordinates public safety preparations for all major events in the city – both planned and unplanned.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunes. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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