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Adjective
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The OnePlus Buds 4 come in two colors Zen Green and Storm Gray, with a matte metallic finish.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025 -
And then, Michael Bay showed up in 2007 and turned the nifty shapeshifters into screeching metallic war machines who died violent digital deaths and rained sparks and destruction upon cities — for seven movies and counting.—
Marc Snetiker,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The orchestration is a touch grotesque, with the first violins given a shrill D two octaves above middle C.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Still, the shrill alarm that echoed on Friday morning as Israel announced airstrikes on neighboring Iran gave her that familiar feeling.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Likewise, there is a strident belief right now that getting mega-stars in AI will get you to AGI and ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Both countries are currently governed by strident nationalist coalitions, with an antiglobalization backlash dominating domestic politics.—
WILLIAM HURST,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Reporters were not allowed to attend the meeting, but the raucous crowd could be heard from outside.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Johnson was then lauded with the award statuette, to another round of raucous applause.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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These jangly contradictions, presented as truths, are designed to rattle and rewire our brains; just think how easily a corrupt authoritarian leader could put them to use, and how readily a not-thinking public could fall right in line.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.—
Ernesto Lechner,
SPIN,
10 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The outside world seems to be growing only more dissonant and chaotic.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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If not, a show that has now been in decline for half its run risks devolving into a mess as self-indulgent, morose, and, well, dissonant as its title character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Somewhere in a far-off third-world nation, children die at a jarring rate from malnutrition.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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Millennial and older thrill-seekers may remember rides like Orient Express, a red double-loop steel roller coaster or Timber Wolf, a jarring wooden coaster that is currently closed for the 2025 season.—
Abbey Briscoe,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The world is crowded, noisy, and sometimes hostile.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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The negatives included noisy wheels and some faulty stitching.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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