: unvarying in tone or emphasis : monotonous
a one-note campaigner

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Unlike the attendees at Trump rallies, with their one-note MAGA caps, the Harris crowd furnished a symphony of headgear, from the viral Harris-Walz camo hats to hijabs to a sapphire fascinator to pink knit caps emblazoned with the candidates’ names. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024 In the hands of a less talented filmmaker, The Babadook could have been a one-note story. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024 Almut cringes at the idea of being commemorated in such a one-note fashion. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 But by and large, they’re mostly introduced as a series of one-note obstacles whose defeat brings Deku one step closer to Dark Might. David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-note 

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-note was in 1956

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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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