tenor
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On top of that, Constanzo’s soaring yet sensitive countertenor makes Gandhi, originally a role for tenor, all the more compelling.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Assassination attempts can also soften the tenor of how the media covers presidents.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
Murray criticised the "tenor" of Tice's question, saying it did not fit "with the seriousness of this particular issue".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
This verdict is in keeping with the tenor of the last 50 years of classical scholarship, which has moved past—perhaps too far past—any idealizing visions of Pericles and Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
His voice changed suddenly from tenor to bass on the high note in “song.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing tenor
Julius Caesar
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Excerpt from "The Philosophy of Literary Form" by Kenneth Burke
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Music - Introductory
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