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Recent Examples of earful
Two days into preseason practice, San Diego State offensive line coach Mike Goff was giving the linemen an earful.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
Not surprisingly, Matt Wayne had an earful of complaints and concerns — from the payroll fiasco and peeling paint to a lack of custodians, mental health services and permanent teachers as well as questions about school safety.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
Not surprisingly, Matt Wayne had an earful of complaints and concerns — from the payroll fiasco and peeling paint to a lack of custodians, mental health services and permanent teachers as well as questions about school safety.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
Noun
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Trump's broadside against Zelenskyy included a call for new elections, despite the ongoing war.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability published its own broadside, and after summoning the Big Three’s leaders to testify, committee leadership accused them of lying (and threatened them with jail time).—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Russia launches drone strike on Ukraine in wake of talks Hours after the U.S.-Russia discussions concluded with a commitment to continue talks, Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage into Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The low cost and the constant barrage of new material are surely factors.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Against this backdrop, the Trump administration’s early policy salvo is raising eyebrows—and stakes—at the Fed.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China has toughened its tone following the Trump administration’s opening salvo of trade tariffs.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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That Donald Trump’s first-day fusillade of executive orders included the declaration of a national energy emergency wasn’t all that shocking given his intensity level on everything from birthright citizenship to mass deportation.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025
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Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sixty seconds later, Mbappe equalised with a stunning right-footed volley following a slick one-two with Marcus Thuram.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s all sorts of different volleys in the air at this point.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even without a storm, an Arctic blast is expected to plunge D.C. temperatures below freezing Wednesday and Thursday — and there's still a chance of midweek flurries.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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Coming cold snap The snow flurries will be followed by plunging temperatures, with more than 65 million Americans now under cold weather alerts across 13 states from Texas to Minnesota.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The migrants, heading from San Diego to San Jose, hail from China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, among other countries.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Fellows specialize in music from genres from folk to hip hop, and hail from countries like South Korea, Italy and the United States.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The sound of the cannonade continued without any break.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug. 2024
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Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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“Earful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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