as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?
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Recent Examples of blare
Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
These needed to be kept at a distance from exploding pyrotechnics and angled away from the blare of the stadium’s public-address system.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Celia Cruz and Olga Guillot blared from record shops, and restaurant standards included pan con bsitec and steaming bowls of black beans.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Wear Noise-canceling Headphones $200 $178 The blare of plane engines is one of the most unnerving parts of air travel for me.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
These needed to be kept at a distance from exploding pyrotechnics and angled away from the blare of the stadium’s public-address system.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
Verb
Needless to say, the venue went crazy every time the Compton Kid blared through the speakers.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Celia Cruz and Olga Guillot blared from record shops, and restaurant standards included pan con bsitec and steaming bowls of black beans.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blare
Noun
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As the needle creeps higher, the Aston Martin relaxes into its comfort zone and the exhaust sounds open up with a throaty roar.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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But roars rang out for the police officers who tried to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their unyielding assessments of Trump and his pardon of 1,500 supporters who breached the seat of Congress, including many who violently attacked law enforcement.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2015, Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in The Players’ Tribune.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Today, the Duchess of Sussex announced on her social media channels that her latest venture into the podcasting space will arrive on April 8, titled Confessions of a Female Founder.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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On this night, Balinese communities flood the streets creating an electrifying spectacle of noise, fire, and spiritual rituals before slipping into complete stillness at dawn.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Japan, a rising Asian power, was making noises of wanting those islands, and Japan had a reasonable claim based on the mass influx of Japanese sugar-harvest workers, who now represented a quarter of the Hawaiian population.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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For those who proclaim that everything needs to be made in America, this final journey likely symbolizes the end of a (perhaps) bygone era.—
Rick Helfenbein,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
Verb
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This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bong Joon-ho is addressing chatter about Donald Trump being the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo‘s villainous character in Mickey 17.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When Lawrence declares the Cowboys as a team that isn’t going to win a Super Bowl in the next few years — Lawrence signed a three-year deal in Seattle — the core of the team is understandably going to take offense to that.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The department relieved Proctor of duty on July 1, the very same day a mistrial was declared in the Read case.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blare. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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