tone-setter
Britishnoun
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It is the tone-setter for the three days of competition.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
They could sure use their tone-setter down the stretch, providing he doesn’t get kicked out any more.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Elsewhere, early tone-setter “Sunbeam” plays like a robust true love anthem ready to soundtrack the ending credits of a happy-ending love story.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Second, the franchise player stepping up to take that charge — with Beal’s injury history — acted as an important tone-setter on defense.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
Moving past that dramatic tone-setter, Vasquez asked Heard about various claims she’d made in direct testimony about injuries she said she suffered at Depp’s hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
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