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blaring

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verb

present participle of blare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blaring
Verb
The safety arms at the crossing were down, the horns were blaring and the operator did nothing wrong, said Catherine Kummer, a spokeswoman for CATS. Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Cars stopped in the middle of the road as drivers got out to celebrate with the masses, music blaring from the stereos. Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Eduardo Cuevas Times Square was beating with blaring horns as military bands performed onstage in the middle of the New York City tourist destination to celebrate Independence Day. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The officer noted that warning signs in the park, and even a special warning device that draws attention with blaring voice alerts and flashing lights, had failed to faze the two walkers before their venture. Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 No flashing lights, no blaring music, no extra mustard, certainly not for a first-round match. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Warning sirens are blaring after this last round of primary elections. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 Dressed in traditional Scottish kilts, the fans frequently herald their arrival with the sounds of bagpipes blaring through the streets. Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026 Speakers inside the interview room at the stadium started blaring some of Lipa's songs for a few minutes in the middle of Martínez’s availability session. ABC News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaring
Adjective
  • That primary became one of the loudest examples of an ongoing party divide marked by the base's growing frustration with Democratic leaders, particularly in Washington.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • In one video, several loud booms can be heard as a fireball appears behind buildings in the direction of the city’s port.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • At her press conference announcing the request for criminal investigations, Sheinbaum also called for petitions to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • In early 2024, this writer first broke the story about Toyota announcing that the Century would evolve from a single flagship limousine into a standalone ultra-luxury marque and sit above Lexus as Toyota’s ultra-luxury brand.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Adjective
  • Each time the Swiss team scored, a deafening roar cut through the thick tropical air.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • The bear was almost on top of us when, with a deafening roar, the shot from both barrels smacked into that enormous shaggy head.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.
    Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • The murder mystery has so far flown under the radar, despite having Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the lead, but just received a ringing endorsement from author extraordinaire Stephen King.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 June 2026
  • About a dozen other Republican backers of the Iran war either declined or did not respond to requests for interviews or comment—hardly a ringing endorsement of their president’s negotiating prowess.
    Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The buzzy, balls-to-the-wall sci-fi action-thriller shook up a slumbering Cannes earlier this year with a late night slot in Competition, emerging with many already declaring the 160-minute film to be a cult classic.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Air traffic control recordings captured the moments surrounding the incident, including the pilot declaring a mayday before the aircraft came down in the river.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Adjective
  • Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cornwall’s ‘roaring future’ If the world is ever to get close to net zero, lithium will be at the centre of it, said The Times.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Since then, the state agency has been collecting and publishing the compensation data of more than 2 million workers across more than 5,000 public agencies — including special districts, universities and state departments.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Scott announced the formation of his own record label and music publishing company, Cactus Jack Records, on March 6, 2017.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

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“Blaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaring. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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