cawing

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Adjective
  • Removing strident nationalism, plus stable EU relations, a contrast with Orban’s tenure, will assist the nation’s economy.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Planning commission meetings in Joliet, Illinois, aren’t typically raucous affairs.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Bruins quieted the raucous Buffalo crowd when star center Morgan Geekie buried a slap shot into the back of the net from the high slot to give them a 1-0 lead about 11 minutes into the first period.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Male peafowl, called peacocks, are known for their screeching calls and plumage, including a long train of feathers that’s displayed during courtship rituals.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Indiana Pacers' run to the NBA Finals last year came to a screeching halt when the team lost Tyrese Haliburton with a torn Achilles in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The space was by turns eerily quiet and wildly cacophonous.
    Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The time has come to accept that one’s voice might be fractured, imperfect, cacophonous and a bit unhinged.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The late engineer’s experience with the project became fraught when the trio’s label insisted on remixes, arguing that Albini’s approach was too abrasive.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, Gerrod Moore, a brand manager of Maytag advises against uninformed stainless steel cleaning experimentation, because some kitchen cleaning go-to's like bleach, glass cleaner, abrasive cleaners, and steel wool may damage the metal.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Few moments are more jarring for drivers than returning to an empty parking spot — only to realize their car may have been towed.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones production, jarring plotting, tired dialogue and ham-handed staging.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Fortunately, the play’s second act packs a gut-punch that almost makes one forget about the discordant way the first ended.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Cawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cawing. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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