as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a boom box blasting deafening music
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Recent Examples of deafening
Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.
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Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Sudden showers of beer, cider, and other mysterious fluids became as integral to the vibe as the deafening roar of the crowd.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deafening
Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Sudden showers of beer, cider, and other mysterious fluids became as integral to the vibe as the deafening roar of the crowd.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deafening
Adjective
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Mercury and Mars are activating your sector of expansion, meaning your inner philosopher is loud.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the first five innings Tuesday were a ringing endorsement for the Dodgers’ cautious approach to Ohtani’s rehab and return from a second Tommy John surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bravo to Netflix for their ringing endorsement of biodiversity with its commitment to purchase Funga’s carbon credits.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Deafening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deafening. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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