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Recent Examples of intonation
While her snappy lyrics structure these songs of reflection and self-care, her deep arsenal of flows, intonations, and melodies bring them to life.
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Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
That question can be asked with different intonations.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Voice cloning technology: Using just a few seconds of recorded audio, AI tools can replicate a person’s voice, complete with intonation and emotional inflections.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
That question can be asked with different intonations.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Voice cloning technology: Using just a few seconds of recorded audio, AI tools can replicate a person’s voice, complete with intonation and emotional inflections.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intonation
Noun
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Throughout the entire episode, Hilaria speaks English in an American accent with some ever-so-slight inflections, a voice that sounds a world away from the viral clips of her from 2020 and earlier.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Bob has gone through many vocal inflections, and Dylan fans have come up with clever nicknames for many of them.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2020 Baldwin was called out on social media for faking a Spanish accent and heritage.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
23 Feb. 2025
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Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria Baldwin is speaking out about her Spanish accent years after her heritage scandal.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While pushing through stress may seem like strength, toughing it out at work is a form of stress mismanagement that harms your mental health and career trajectory.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Potassium helps produce sturdy plants and increases plants’ resistance to stress but overapplication of potassium (and too much of any nutrient) can cause other necessary nutrients to become unavailable to the plant.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chefs have been making fusion pizza since at least the 1950s, although the emphasis was usually on toppings.—
Luke Fortney,
Bon Appétit,
20 Feb. 2025
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Griffith says for everyone's sake there should be more emphasis nationally on the many factors that affect men's physical and mental health, and a focus on what can be done to improve health outcomes.—
Ashley Milne-Tyte,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Intonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intonation. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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