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tone up

[tohn-uhp] / ˈtoʊnˌʌp /




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Every stroke uses 85% of your muscles covering nine major muscle groups so it also helps you to tone up, fast.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024

“I expect those guys to just keep bringing the energy, keep setting the tone up front,” Terrapins cornerback Tarheeb Still said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

The 6-foot-4 Thompson posted a game-high 20 points, including 18 on the attack at the net as she set the tone up front for an American team seeking its first gold medal in the sport.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021

He responded with his usual felonious flight from any sense of moral and political responsibility by stating that he was going to "tone up" his rhetoric rather than tone it down.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2018

There's nothing like it to tone up the stomach.

From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan




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