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as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds
the noisy crowd marched up the street, shouting ever louder as they approached the palace
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as in buzzing
full of or characterized by the presence of noise
the crowded auditorium was noisy, packed with excited theatergoers eager for the show to start the manufacturing plant was a decidedly noisy place, so we wore ear protection while we toured it
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as in loud
excessively showy
the wallpaper was far too noisy for what was supposed to be a restful bedroom
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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
the movie had been preceded by months of noisy hype, only to die a quick death at the box office
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Recent Examples of noisy
The blue light from a phone, too-hot temperatures, too-cold temperatures—even a noisy fan can keep you awake.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Video shows noisy newborn bears Several social media users commented on the noise level coming from the tiny newborn bears.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Customers miss the growling revving of gas vehicles with noisy internal combustion engines, the CEO noted.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The metal gears – double the size of those in the previous generation and treated with a surface-hardening process Specialized calls HardDrive – resist the thermal expansion that makes motors noisy and sluggish at the end of a long descent.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Video shows noisy newborn bears Several social media users commented on the noise level coming from the tiny newborn bears.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Customers miss the growling revving of gas vehicles with noisy internal combustion engines, the CEO noted.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The metal gears – double the size of those in the previous generation and treated with a surface-hardening process Specialized calls HardDrive – resist the thermal expansion that makes motors noisy and sluggish at the end of a long descent.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noisy
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Some events grapple with the two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday of our discordant country.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Cialente also captures the discordant keys of a multigenerational household, from childlike angst to youthful rebellion to marital frustration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Tamarindo, a great stretch of beach for surfing, is equally famous for its nightlife, with buzzing spots like Chiquita's Tamarindo.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2026
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Before sunrise, on a frigid, frozen lake south of Madison, Wisconsin, Zach Feiner is staring at a buzzing screen.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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While the print is a little louder than usual, the accessorizing is so minimal—literally just slingbacks and a just-right shoulder bag—that this couldn’t be anyone else.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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Finally, his pair of 3-pointers against Iowa State resulted in some of the loudest cheers in the fieldhouse this season.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday's storm is not a major storm but, will deliver a noticeable change from the stretch of unseasonably warm, near record temperatures of the last few days.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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One shopper said that the effects have been noticeable to others as well.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Whitt was demanding lackadaisical players perform up-downs when Sumrall’s booming voice rang out.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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In decades past, China’s ascendent middle class flocked to booming megacities to chase jobs and dreams, once abundant as the country went from rags to riches.—
Albee Zhang,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Colts’ offense is absolutely humming.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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The caveat is that the most prominent critic is ourselves, which is why being gentle and empathetic to our personal causes and those of others is essential.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Images in the video include a photo of the Starbucks logo with bloody Israeli flag stickers a shrinking Palestine map, and archival clips of prominent Black and anti-Zionist intellectuals like Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Aerospace history is littered with examples of aircraft developed by one country or company only for a rival to roll out a blatant copy, such as when the Soviet Union launched its Buran spacecraft, which looked like a clone of the US Space Shuttle.—
David Szondy
March 01,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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But there are also blatant inconsistencies.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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