as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B
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Recent Examples of racket
Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The ball floats into the service box and onto the racket of Iga Swiatek, one of two women’s players who can claim to be the best in the world.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
The gang was estimated to have made more than €2 million from the racket.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The ball floats into the service box and onto the racket of Iga Swiatek, one of two women’s players who can claim to be the best in the world.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
After endorsing Head tennis rackets his entire career, Murray this spring started using a Yonex racket.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Nearby homeowners balked at the prospect of noise and dust and warned that water contamination and more local traffic could also result.Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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While Vancouver’s form has listed, the noise around the club has hit a fever pitch over the past week.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jones was chirping his mom’s skating ability, reflecting on the bevy of Chicago Blackhawks babies that have been born this season and just generally soaking in the undeniably cool atmosphere of Wrigley Field on the eve of the Winter Classic.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The rookie seemingly chirps at a defender after every catch, which can seem like a bit much at times.James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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The high-contrast black-and-white rattle offers plenty of visual appeal for additional stimulation.Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tribal members dressed in their finest regalia–silver, turquoise, coral, shell, feathers–shake gourd rattles in a ring enclosing the Deer Dancers and two Deer Maidens.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The couple dined on Taco Bell — one of Gomez’s favorite food places — and clinked champagne glasses while sitting on a picnic blanket.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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In one strip, the kids act out the horrible roar of an atomic bomb, and Snoopy has frequent aerial battles with the Red Baron.Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Collecting data and recordings of leopard roars has proven difficult in the past, according to the study, making the study of their vocalizations and communication challenging.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Blanco, 36, shared an Instagram video on Saturday, Dec. 14, of the happy couple clanking champagne glasses together.Gil Macias, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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James, who shot 14 for 25 from the field (6 for 11 from 3-point range) while recording his seventh triple-double of the season, had a chance to win it for the Lakers, but his long 3-point attempt clanked off the rim.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
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Natural light plus background chatter plus the smell of coffee equals better stories for you.Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Close losses have been the bane of their season so far, but games like Wednesday’s can help with stacking wins and quelling trade chatter, even if for just another day.James Jackson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Arne Slot was furious that referee Stuart Attwell did not show Lucas Bergvall a second yellow card for clattering Kostas Tsimikas shortly before the Swedish teenager scored a late winner in last night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.James Pearce, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The park is alive, a symphony of music, clattering boards, and high spirits.Ayomide "Mimi" Aborowa, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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