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
Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Racketeering, a term to reflect the growing racket sports craze, has spurred hotels, such as Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne and Cal-a-Vie Health Spa in California, to invest in state-of-the-art pickleball courts, clinics, and tournaments.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
The parent of Wilson, Salomon and Arc’teryx, Amer has been riding a wave of enthusiasm over late summer stimulus efforts in mainland China, where the company is focused on finding growth as outdoor clothing and racket sports meet receptive consumers.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Racketeering, a term to reflect the growing racket sports craze, has spurred hotels, such as Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne and Cal-a-Vie Health Spa in California, to invest in state-of-the-art pickleball courts, clinics, and tournaments.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 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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Noun
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This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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If an alarm chirps, indicating that the battery is low, it should be replaced right away.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The digital cash registers, which Helen Schneider manages, chirped at the checkout lines up front.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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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
Noun
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The rocket booster revved up the 33 engines at its base, sending a loud roar across Starbase, the SpaceX launch site near Brownsville, Texas.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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From the Miami Herald’s archives, here is Michael Crook’s report from March 1989 in Tropic magazine: Donald Trump in Palm Beach: Hitting a roar nerve First published March 19, 1989 The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.—
Remy Tumin,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 27 Jan. 2025.
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