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as in deafening
marked by a high volume of sound
loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood
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2
as in noisy
excessively showy
his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale
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as in loudly
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a loud voice
a loud whisper
loud noise
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Recent Examples of loud
Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The scoreline could conceivably have been even more embarrassing for the Wizards, but the Pacers stopped trying to score with more than 1:30 still remaining in the fourth and instead chose to give up shot clock violations, drawing loud boos from the Washington crowd.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Pre-pandemic, the festival was quite loud, from the women’s marches during the early days of the first Trump administration to Taylor Swift debuting her Netflix documentary in 2020.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of these factors, particularly stress, are in part because of the shelter’s outdated and loud kennels.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
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Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a loud boom and witnessed smoke rising from the area in Beirut’s southern suburbs that Israel’s military had vowed to strike.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The scoreline could conceivably have been even more embarrassing for the Wizards, but the Pacers stopped trying to score with more than 1:30 still remaining in the fourth and instead chose to give up shot clock violations, drawing loud boos from the Washington crowd.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Pre-pandemic, the festival was quite loud, from the women’s marches during the early days of the first Trump administration to Taylor Swift debuting her Netflix documentary in 2020.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of these factors, particularly stress, are in part because of the shelter’s outdated and loud kennels.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loud
Adjective
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But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The genteel tranquility of his $10 million estate is shattered by the deafening scream of jet traffic with the regularity of commercial airline schedules.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trapped in bed, in a noisy room or hallway, under the fluorescent lighting of the hospital all day and night, these children experience more stress, dissatisfaction, fear and distrust of the system.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
20 Oct. 2024
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On her first day of filming, Ronan was thrown into a lively quickstep number in a roaring dance hall.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The Bulls’ success is propelled by a thunderous series of performances from Coby White, who became the first Bulls player since Michael Jordan to earn back-to-back Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Four Confederate veterans in uniform were presented to thunderous applause.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loud. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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