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
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
By Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui February 14, 2025 7:20 AM EST
Jason Isaacs is desperate for a game of tennis, which isn’t exactly a secret, because he’s brought his racket to set with him.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Midway through the second set, Swiatek, normally so calm on court, smashed her racket at a change of ends.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
By Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui February 14, 2025 7:20 AM EST
Jason Isaacs is desperate for a game of tennis, which isn’t exactly a secret, because he’s brought his racket to set with him.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racket
Noun
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Marked down to a $100, these are an incredible bargain considering the sound quality, active noise cancellation, and overall comfy fit.—
Cierra Cowan,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a world of noise, the founders who lead with authenticity and consistency are the ones who truly stand out—and win.—
Danylo Borodchuk,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Later in the period, Andersson chirped Shesterkin, who signed an eight-year, $11.5 million average annual value contract earlier this year.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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This is part of the reason why more and more owners and executives are starting to chirp about an MLB salary cap when the league’s collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, 2026.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
Verb
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As seen in a video shared on X by royal reporter Rebecca English, the King and Queen clinked their drinks together before sipping it down in one go.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At a few points during his broadcast, the audio could barely be heard due to the bass and the roar of the crowd.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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In an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, the three-time MVP belted a two-run home run to right field in the third inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-0 lead, setting off a roar from the roughly 42,000 fans in attendance.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With Domantas Sabonis out for Sacramento, Jonas Valanciunas started at center — and guarded Westbrook, who clanked a jumper on the first possession of the game.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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Gradually, the music mutates into something more alien: off-key chiming of a clock, percussive piano clanking and plucking, atonal saxophone solos that sound as if an instrument is being dropped.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The combat is usually riddled with party chatter and characters shouting their special moves, which creates a high-energy crescendo of sights and sounds when paired with the excellent battle music.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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This set off some table-wide chatter about the most recent World Series, which the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in somewhat humiliating fashion, capped off by a disastrous error-riddled inning that saw a five-run lead evaporate in the decisive Game 5.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Columbus Crew legend Frankie Hejduk, fully amped up on espresso and high on life, clattering into players who make 10 times his salary.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nurses glided by on soundless sneakers, a lunch cart clattered in the distance; one woman let out sighs.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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