tone
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Dell Technologies set the tone Friday, soaring 32%.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Skeptics argued that once a piano hammer strikes a string, the resulting tone is determined almost entirely by the instrument itself.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Julián says he regrets the tone of his past Instagram comments, but stands by their content.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
His muscular tone, rhythmic attack and roaming improvisational style set him apart and inspired several generations of tenor saxophonists, including John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Branford Marsalis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Most of the time her conversations don’t interest me, but when I heard her talking in a more agitated tone with no speaker, I had to know what was going on.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing tone
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Argumentative Writing
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