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tenor

[ten-er] / ˈtɛn ər /


NOUN
high male voice
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The bestselling tenor also avoided the second inauguration but made a special Oval Office visit in October, when he serenaded the president.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“I was filled with question marks,” the tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins told the New Yorker in 1961.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

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

There is a big moment coming in the next 24 hours: for Wes Streeting, deciding to go for it or not, and the tone and tenor of any launch that he is planning.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Here,” Mr. Gonzalez cried in his terrorized tenor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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