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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Two sources who attended the party described witnessing a loud verbal exchange between Nick Reiner and his parents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Miraflores, meanwhile, is also chock-a-block with great shopping and restaurants, though the rush-hour honking gets louder, and various corners have distinctly different feels, from the very commercial to the quaint and old-school.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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The tactics of activists have largely included mass protests, most recently those of No Kings Day, as well as smaller, simpler ones, say, chanting and ringing bells in front of Tesla showrooms.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Deafening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deafening. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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