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
Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Since the turn of the millennium, changes in racket technology, balls, and at Wimbledon, the very composition of the grass have meant that players no longer need to do a full change in their tennis identity to succeed on it.
—Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
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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The Texans’ defensive line certainly made some noise, but the anticipation of the Texans’ defensive line played a far bigger impact.—
Sam McDowell
Updated December 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Bose Sleepbuds play soothing sounds that mask disruptive noise.—
Taylor Haught,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The birds chirped a little bit louder.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In the heart of the Altstadt, a short walk from Marienplatz, another of Munich’s must-sees, Hofbrauhaus is a swirl of oompah music, clinking liters and travelers discovering that Bavarian exuberance doesn’t require a festival.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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There has been the occasional roar, especially when OG Anunoby makes a 3-pointer.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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As the Spurs lead shrunk, the roar of the crowd inside MSG raged.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The Broncos have allowed two 70-yard-plus kick returns, committed an indefensible leverage infraction on a 60-yard field goal, fumbled a punt and clanked a field goal.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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In November my radiators clanked along, blasting my 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment with heat.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Political chatter was less direct for much of the evening, with most discussion limited to how honored the fighters were to be competing at the White House, with an emphasis on celebrating veterans and first responders.—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Not that that chatter didn’t exist.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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One of our challenges was thinking up a good chinking method that wouldn’t take an entire month.—
Tasha Zemke,
Outside Online,
24 Oct. 2024
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But already chinks in the vault’s armor have appeared.—
Naomi Oreskes,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2024
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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