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
But this is a volume that builds and surprises on many fronts, the cacophony of love and discontent reifying into filigreed depictions of the familial ties that bind.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In all, the number of alarm events has jumped 197% over the past 20 years, leading to a cacophony of alerts where watch-keeping officers are pressing the Acknowledge button at a rate of over once a minute instead of handling actual situations.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Flowers and greenery sprouting from every corner and crevice attract hummingbirds, a cacophony of morning birdsong and a cricket soundtrack by late afternoon.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
On my walk back from the waterfall, I was greeted by a cacophony of frogs ribbiting at dusk.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
In all, the number of alarm events has jumped 197% over the past 20 years, leading to a cacophony of alerts where watch-keeping officers are pressing the Acknowledge button at a rate of over once a minute instead of handling actual situations.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Flowers and greenery sprouting from every corner and crevice attract hummingbirds, a cacophony of morning birdsong and a cricket soundtrack by late afternoon.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
On my walk back from the waterfall, I was greeted by a cacophony of frogs ribbiting at dusk.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacophony
Noun
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Two hours later, Ukraine’s urgent plight – the defining security crisis of Europe’s post-WW2 era - was passionately portrayed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, evoking the issue that should have been center stage breaking through the MAGA noise.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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That one sentence explains a lot of the current noise—and where the next upside will come from.—
Martin Moszkowicz,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their presence draws both the news cameras and the film’s frame inside the stadium’s offices and VIP lounges, trading the real game-day footage of fans for a dramatized tour of otherwise unseen backrooms beneath the stands, all as the roar from the crowd increases outside and up above.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The gift basket included items such as a rattle, books, swaddles, and a blanket, along with other essentials for new parents.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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After the Patriots lost to the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, there apparently was quite a bit of chatter among Bills fans on social media.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bella was more interested in the chatter around the film.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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