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Recent Examples of atonal
This is a half-hour exploration that jazzes its way into atonal space, but Lesh never loses the groove.
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Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Go-to composer Alberto Iglesias can be counted on to provide his eclectic blend of melodic orchestral and atonal avant-garde styles.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
The Queen of Power Ballads is now the subject of her illness—stricken and isolated, with her famously mellifluous voice emitting involuntary, atonal moans.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
There is no real tune and, as a result, the first minute is dangerously reminiscent of Bernard Hermann’s atonal Psycho score.
—Meg Walters, Vulture, 17 May 2024
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Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Go-to composer Alberto Iglesias can be counted on to provide his eclectic blend of melodic orchestral and atonal avant-garde styles.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
The Queen of Power Ballads is now the subject of her illness—stricken and isolated, with her famously mellifluous voice emitting involuntary, atonal moans.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
There is no real tune and, as a result, the first minute is dangerously reminiscent of Bernard Hermann’s atonal Psycho score.
—Meg Walters, Vulture, 17 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atonal
Adjective
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Luka Dončić made his Lakers debut Monday, Feb. 10, in a comfortable home win against the tuneless Utah Jazz.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Fletcher’s thrumming, didgeridoo voice—violently tuneless when singing and melodic in speech—is a counterpoint to Fliakos’s light, almost nasal timbre; Niall Cunningham and Andrew Maillet, as the President’s assistants, are their balancing male pair.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2025
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In our testing, the formula feels like a gel-serum—and doesn't get heavy, gloopy, or otherwise unpleasant.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If Alex has a bit more credibility, not being as intractable in her positions, both have a tendency to come off as disagreeable in their incessant bickering and self-righteousness.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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If Alex has a bit more credibility, not being as intractable in her positions, both have a tendency to come off as disagreeable in their incessant bickering and self-righteousness.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Academy Award-winning actress paired the look with dangling diamond earrings, a silver Gucci clutch purse and metallic platform high-heel shoes.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Its tires were meant to last 40km and were made with metallic mesh, but did fail at the end of the mission.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Choral passages of Mazzoli’s music explore the various potential dimensions of the aforementioned Hum and its ability to drown out all of life’s beautiful sonorous experiences and yet also function harmonically.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her Wotton has a wonderful slouchy physicality and, as noted in the novel, a bewitching, sonorous voice, the better to deliver the Wildean aperçus.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Atonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atonal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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