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Recent Examples of tonal
On the other end of the tonal spectrum, rom-com Nobody Wants This led a strong Netflix comedy roster with 15.2 million viewers over five weeks.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But the film comes by its tonal shifts and narrative changes honestly — its twists are organic and rooted in character — which is quite an accomplishment for a feature directing debut.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Salome, in the grisly final scene, reasserts a degree of tonal stability, but dissonant uproar resumes when Herod commands her death.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But the film comes by its tonal shifts and narrative changes honestly — its twists are organic and rooted in character — which is quite an accomplishment for a feature directing debut.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Salome, in the grisly final scene, reasserts a degree of tonal stability, but dissonant uproar resumes when Herod commands her death.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Strouse also composed orchestral works, chamber music, piano concertos, and an opera.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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From May 8 to 18, orchestras from around the world will convene in Amsterdam to perform the composer and conductor’s complete orchestral works, marathon-style.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rooted in Japanese tradition, Shiatsu applies pressure along specific energy pathways to balance the body’s yin and yang, enhancing vitality; while Thai Massage uses slow, rhythmic movements and stretching to improve flexibility, leaving you feeling fully rejuvenated.—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Her style leans toward country and Americana with a wide array of rhythmic influences.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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In turn, her fiction felt lively and polyphonic.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
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At one point, Pullman’s character hovers motionless in the cloudless sky above New York City—an arrestingly lyrical shot that conveys the quietness of dread.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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