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Adjective
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Think: her metallic foil fringe hairdo at 2019’s Way Out West Festival or literally any of her front row fashion week looks.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025 -
To toughen yours up, add edgy accessories like lug-sole boots, a metallic top-handle bag, and an oversized black coat.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Crucially, there’s very little reason to care about how Simon and Claire will take the break-ups, when both are such unbearably shrill stereotypes.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The giveaway begins with conservative Cardinal Tedesco (Sergio Castellitto, so great in Marco Bellocchio’s My Mother’s Smile but strident here, away from Bellocchio’s complex virtuoso ambivalence).—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Fundamentalist Protestantism has emerged as a strident, controversial voice in South Korean conservative politics.—
ROBERT E. KELLY,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Image As for other noise, sports-watching venues across Canada were raucous.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.—
Ernesto Lechner,
SPIN,
10 Sep. 2024
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The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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These dissonant elements have been in the DNA of Short n’ Sweet from the start.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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The growling in the intro, the very advanced, dissonant piano parts and the crazy vocal performance ended me.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Just as jarring, in my view, has been Trump’s embrace of Putin-like tactics at home, a hallmark of his return to power which has unfolded with a speed and ferocity far different than what Trump was able to pull off in his first term.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Turning the zoom dial too quickly creates a jarring effect, but a slower, steadier touch results in smooth footage.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To fix a noisy box spring, add sturdy material, such as thick cardboard or a thin piece of plywood in between the box spring and mattress.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite being a man down, Ruben Amorim’s side were relatively comfortable in the second half as a noisy Old Trafford crowd enjoyed a win that increased the gap between the two teams to 16 points.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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