1
: having tone or a specified tone : characterized or distinguished by a tone
2
of paper
: having a slight tint
3
a
: having the muscles firm and the skin taut
toned arms
b
of muscles
: firm and strong
toned abs
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Sentiment is ‘much calmer’ Despite such pockets of growth, China’s Singles Day remains more toned down than in prior years.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Sources told In Touch that Foster couldn’t resist the charms of the handsome, famously toned, 6-foot-2-inch Australian actor.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
The pictures show Sweeney wearing dark brown hair in bangs instead of her typical blonde locks and flexing her toned arm muscles in order to play Martin, 56, who competed in the 1990s and 2000s.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The new campaign collection includes thick knits in baby blue and sage green, plaid scarves, earthy toned pants, colorblocked collared jackets, and wool blazers.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Sources told In Touch that Foster couldn’t resist the charms of the handsome, famously toned, 6-foot-2-inch Australian actor.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
The pictures show Sweeney wearing dark brown hair in bangs instead of her typical blonde locks and flexing her toned arm muscles in order to play Martin, 56, who competed in the 1990s and 2000s.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The new campaign collection includes thick knits in baby blue and sage green, plaid scarves, earthy toned pants, colorblocked collared jackets, and wool blazers.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Toned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toned. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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