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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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Recent Examples on the Web No, it’s been a noisy, turbulent and troubling year for the automaker that owns the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat brands, and the future isn’t exactly clear. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024 The link between noisy knees and osteoarthritis, including the presence of structural changes in the knee joint, was a concern for the researchers. New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024 However, their noisy assertions do not align with the evidence. Robert Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024 The excellent, if noisy, Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum is on sale for $249.99, 38 percent off, at Amazon. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for noisy 

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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