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the loud sound made when metal strikes metal
the horseshoe hit the stake with a satisfying clang
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Recent Examples of clang
Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Stores and public spaces muted their PAs, and the constant, global clang of tunes that filled the city’s airwaves was attenuated.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Also present are bold instrumental choices, such as clanging trash can lids and war drums.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The truck, which serves Mexican food, was parked across from a two-story home under construction, where the clang of hammers and thwack of nail guns sent echoes through the canyon.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Stores and public spaces muted their PAs, and the constant, global clang of tunes that filled the city’s airwaves was attenuated.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
Danger bells ought to be ringing and clanging. Giving up your thinking to generative AI is bad news when done without suitable awareness and realization of the downsides involved.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Also present are bold instrumental choices, such as clanging trash can lids and war drums.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clang
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That includes the three-button playback controls which are intuitive, but make a loud clank when clicked.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2023
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Tyrann Mathieu watched clank off his hands and to the turf.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
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But sources said Idol and Donatella Versace have often clashed over the strategy for the brand, further fueling the speculation over the designer’s contract renewal.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Trump and Panamanian president clash Trump first seemed to suggest the United States should take over the Panama Canal in a TruthSocial post on December 21.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Watch: Cannabis room shakes as magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes California Another video from California shows plants and overhead lights in a cannabis grow room rattle as the magnitude 7.0 quake strikes.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hallmark delivers every year with charming designs, like this $9 stacking toy ornament and stunning baby rattle.Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the old hall, the orchestra was constricted by a low-ceilinged box that sent reflections pinging around the musicians, assaulting them with their own clangor.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2021
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The clangor of the factory bell on the mill’s roof sends a bird into flight, signaling the start of another 10- to 12-hour workday for all four women.Helen A. Cooper, WSJ, 10 June 2022
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The chaotic sounds of feet tapping, knives clinking, and electroshocks buzzing create anxiety throughout the film, but when Para One’s music plays, the film communicates that de Saint Phalle has reached a breakthrough.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Two weeks postpartum, our first visitors were Karen and Wayne, along with them 12 jars of marinara clinking together in a giant cardboard box.Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, French, Italian, and Swiss police forces teamed up to bust a ring of wine fraudsters who were selling counterfeited Grand Cru wines (the premier designation of quality in French wine) for up to €15,000 a bottle.Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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As of April, Mizuhara had net losses of $40.2 million with the ring, the complaint states.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Clang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clang. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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