as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a boom box blasting deafening music
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Recent Examples of deafening
Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.
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Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
But the film’s eventual record-breaking success was a deafening rebuttal from his loyal fanbase.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Those calls will only become more deafening unless the Mavs start winning games in bunches.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
And now that Survivor 50 has already been cast and filmed, that drumbeat is almost deafening.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
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Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
But the film’s eventual record-breaking success was a deafening rebuttal from his loyal fanbase.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Those calls will only become more deafening unless the Mavs start winning games in bunches.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
And now that Survivor 50 has already been cast and filmed, that drumbeat is almost deafening.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deafening
Adjective
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Officers were tasked with combating what officials said was a rise in thefts, people spending money obtained by defrauding the state’s unemployment system and quality of life issues like loud music and the smell of marijuana drifting into stores, according to a 2021 Times investigation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buzzer-beaters have begun, the March Madness buzz keeps getting louder, and debates already rage about topics ranging from the top seeds to the NCAA Tournament bubble.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Not exactly a ringing endorsement.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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At noon each day, a cannon placed on the Janiculum Hill fires a blank shot in unison with the ringing bells of Rome’s churches.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Deafening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deafening. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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