CLARION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

clarion

adjective

Definition of clarion

as in shrill

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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of shrill

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And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
Pochettino, of course, is not the only successful coach with strident beliefs about energy — or its cousin, enthusiasm.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of strident

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Just how charged the debate has become was clear when the Greens filed a motion of no confidence against the government on Thursday over its heatwave response.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The Million Dollar Highway is open year-round, but it’s periodically closed to clear rockslides and avalanches.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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