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Adjective
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The other form, metallic palladium (Pd⁰), takes over afterward, hydrogenating the resulting fragments into stable compounds like cyclohexanol and cyclohexane.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026 -
Something else that supports the hypothesis that recent meteors have been larger than usual is the prevalence of sonic booms — loud, explosive sounds caused by shockwaves when meteoroids, small rocky or metallic bodies from space, penetrate deeper into the Earth's atmosphere than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Walker, 32, appeared as a senior deckhand on the Bravo show before he was demoted by fellow cast member Kelley Johnson after clashing with coworkers.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Its battery can be positioned to avoid clashing with backpack frames, allowing users to move naturally while carrying larger loads.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The trek up the swinging staircase, twinkle lights clinking with each step, had my heart pounding for more reason than one.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Better yet, visit at the end of September for the Feile Tilting, a celebration of the Titling community’s irish heritage that culminates in what is rumored to be a pretty raucous shed crawl.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The raucous comedy, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and Mekki Leeper among others, follows nurses and doctors in an underfunded hospital.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The young woman known for a squeaky voice similar to Minnie Mouse left behind not only her weeks old son, but a large family with 15 siblings, many aunts and uncles, a father and stepfather and mother who many say was her best friend and constant companion.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The jangling bleeps and bloops of the arcade game, meanwhile, come to form a score of sorts, a sonic diversion from the real world closing in on Cristian.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Modesty might actually seem attractive, after the nerve-jangling, always-on-tenterhooks Trump years.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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