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as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance
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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
a baritone with a particularly sonorous voice
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Recent Examples of sonorous
Every day after school, roughly 50 Bryant Webster students gather to rehearse sonorous tunes first written decades ago.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The sonorous notes of a modern pipe organ were the soundtrack to my tour, enhancing the sense of reverence the cathedral inspires.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
His sonorous, shiver-inducing baritone gave life to the dramatic complexity of Darth Vader, in the original Star Wars trilogy and several offshoots.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday.
—Jacqueline Mansky, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
The sonorous notes of a modern pipe organ were the soundtrack to my tour, enhancing the sense of reverence the cathedral inspires.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
His sonorous, shiver-inducing baritone gave life to the dramatic complexity of Darth Vader, in the original Star Wars trilogy and several offshoots.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday.
—Jacqueline Mansky, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonorous
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One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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There’s nothing worse than getting out into the wilderness, away from society, and then hearing somebody one campsite over start up a loud, smelly gas generator.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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By midnight, the wolf moon should glow bright and round overhead before disappearing at sunrise into the western horizon.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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In other first round playoff games, the Houston Texans play host to the surging Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday and the Denver Broncos will visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in the final AFC game.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Bears fans looking for a glass-chewing, vibrant presence might not love Brady’s low-key nature.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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There are a host of small yet vibrant platforms, as well, both in the U.S. and abroad, which serve up a healthy portion of short-form videos that could be of increasing interest to beauty content creators and brands looking ahead.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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With her soaring vocals weaving around the bandura’s skein of resonant lines Krut evokes the seasonal cycle in her folkloric repertoire.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Written soon after the death of Mahler’s daughter and soon before his own, the symphony is a sombre, reflective, and reverberant adieu, brewing such melancholy that Leonard Bernstein theorized that Mahler was foretelling his own end.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce benches Garoppolo in favor of rookie Aidan O’Connell, setting up another reverberant comment from Adams.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
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Berg himself noted the importance of realism in creating a powerful story.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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As firefighters fought the powerful blaze, water stopped flowing through multiple fire hydrants — leaving crews unable to put out fires.Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sonorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonorous. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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