as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the cacophony of a pet store full of animals
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Recent Examples of cacophony
City dwellers in an urban landscape bursting with skyscrapers, rushing traffic, and the cacophony of planes, helicopters and sirens, perhaps especially appreciate the opportunity to duck into a movie theater and be transported to the wilds of faraway oceans and continents.
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John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, college sports has been a cacophony of news.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Engineers were concerned that a cacophony of warning bells and buzzers would just add confusion to the mix.
—Sarah A. Bell, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Of the former, Vogel observed how David and his followers were constantly filming themselves on smartphones and tried to create a visual cacophony, often filming the LCD screens of their devices.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere, college sports has been a cacophony of news.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Engineers were concerned that a cacophony of warning bells and buzzers would just add confusion to the mix.
—Sarah A. Bell, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Of the former, Vogel observed how David and his followers were constantly filming themselves on smartphones and tried to create a visual cacophony, often filming the LCD screens of their devices.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacophony
Noun
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That will be a big upgrade just in terms of efficiency, manufacturing, and noise.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Living up to his potential is critical in a season in which the offense is as good as any in the game and the team has a chance to make noise throughout the summer and into the fall.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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It's said that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but this year, the fierce roar of Mother Nature lasted the entire month.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The roar of the crowd Baxter Springs, Kansas, native Eric Trease said there’s nothing like a UFC crowd.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, not so much, the Lakers showing their clear dominance in every area backed by a legendarily springtime loud home crowd that annually shakes, rattles and rolls.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Traditional rattles are still made out of metal cans or gourds and clapper sticks were originally made from elderberry branches, Cohen said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There has been a lot of chatter on the internet and social media in recent weeks that ALDI’s Summit Diet Cola is just as good, or even better, than the original.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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His dramas, rarely built on tightly interlocking shards of plot, are instead propelled by ambient forces: blasts of music, gusts of chatter.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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