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Adjective
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The actress donned a slinky metallic shift dress in her latest Instagram post in partnership with the skincare brand Shiseido.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Red flags included bitterness or any metallic notes the beans may have picked up during processing.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What's more, this door alarm features three sensitivity levels and emits a loud, shrill sound that will instantly scare an intruder away.—
Stephanie Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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When Nosferatu showed his corpselike face, the Wonder Morton’s Vox Humana (human voice) and concert-flute pipes buzzed together in a shrill cluster.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Good's death sparked demonstrations in Minneapolis that included protesters clashing with federal agents.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The unrest soon spread to universities and provincial cities, with young men clashing with security forces.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Greene was among a small but strident group of Republicans in Congress who refused to move on.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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For two years leading up to the fatal shooting, as police archive video shows, Lorincz constantly called 911 to make false allegations about her Black neighbors, reserving many of her most strident complaints for children who played near her house (on property they were entitled to enjoy).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Servers were trading off shifts and the bar was clinking away.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are such good vibes in that theater, where everyone is so willing to be swept up in 80 minutes of raucous entertainment.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Antoine said the Bobcats prepared for the environment, knowing the incredibly enthusiastic children would likely provide the most raucous environment seen so far.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Jinn notes that this supereffective cleansing oil rinses completely clean, leaving skin soft rather than squeaky.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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The squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Those concerns echo as Adebayo suffers through a jarring offensive slump that has left him, statistically, among the league’s worst high-volume shooting centers on two-point and three-point attempts.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Soft-close cabinetry is another staple of 2026 kitchen design, according to the report, a trait that not only aids durability but also prevents jarring noises.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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