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monotone

[mon-uh-tohn] / ˈmɒn əˌtoʊn /


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“Everyone belongs…” In a low monotone Rustin recited the six principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Ms Hodson wrote: "I asked him about the incident at his admissions meeting and he was monotone, emotionless and very matter of fact about his intentions."

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Trying to sound upbeat in a monotone voice, Foster said he would use the bye week to make tweaks before the Bruins opened Big Ten play Sept. 27 on the road against Northwestern.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

The query is repeated, monotone into a payphone, by actor Kristen Stewart, who appears on the song and in the David Lynch-ian fever dream of a video for “Who Laughs Last.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

“Just put it in the box,” she said in a monotone voice, not looking up from her computer.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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