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verb

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Recent Examples of tune
Noun
That night, Alicia Keys took home four more awards for her debut album, Songs in A Minor, and performed one of her tunes onstage. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025 The tune is also on the rise on the Adult Pop Airplay list, lifting from No. 14 to No. 13. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Roman will be particularly tuned to pick up the atmospheric wavelength consistent with methane, a molecule closely associated with life, and one that is being studied by NASA’s Mars rovers as well. Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025 Last year more than 123 million people tuned into the Super Bowl. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tune 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tune
Noun
  • Her songs and underscoring are of a singular, reflective piece, with rich melodies and evocative arrangements and orchestrations — though the lyrics lean toward the generic.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • University of Southern California (USC) band director Dr. Jacob Vogel says that compelling, stackable melodies; harmonies; basslines; and background elements are crucial ingredients, emphasizing how important variation is for filling stadiums with sound.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Experts from the Earthquake Research Center of Istanbul Technical University and civil engineering professors from Dokuz Eylül university concluded that if the hotel had been built in accordance with earthquake regulations the building would not have collapsed.
    Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The houses were built in accordance with the recommendations of the Audubon Society and will provide real homes for birds.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Being anywhere near Flores’ vicinity in that category certainly says something.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • At 6-3, nearly 330 pounds, Williams is a disruptive force against the run, soaking up blockers, while trapping any runner in his vicinity like a black hole.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Helen Fielding adapts her novel for the screen alongside Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan with maturity.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Author Sophie Cousens adapted her novel, which came out at the end of 2020, into the screenplay for the movie.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ferrell, who rode a Vespa with a sidecar onto the stage, began performing a song and scatting, causing the audience to roar with laughter.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Seated in the audience at Studio 8H, Nicholson introduced Adam Sandler before the comedian performed an original song paying tribute to SNL's legacy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As one Heat official said during the recent back-and-forth, plenty of teams win without absolute harmony, including plenty of Heat teams in the past, including a Heat championship team.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Venus is considered to be in detriment in Aries per traditional astrology — Aries’ impulse and desire for assertion clashes with Venus’ desire for harmony and cooperation, which can make relationships feel more competitive and overwhelmingly passionate than usual.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This gently restored and updated 1940s home designed by master architect Richard Neutra in a historic Hollywood Hills neighborhood is now on the market for just under $2.5 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Floor-to-ceiling panes over excellent views of East Liberty Presbyterian Church and scores of passersby exploring the neighborhood.
    Ryan Deto, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For more staying power, consider the most potent of the bunch: Bleu de Chanel Parfum, with its sandalwood-cedar accord, which debuted in 2018.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Wye agreement collapsed within months, and Clinton’s herculean effort to broker a final peace accord failed in the closing weeks of his presidency.
    Jane Harman, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025

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“Tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tune. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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