as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a boom box blasting deafening music
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Recent Examples of deafening
That exchange incited a deafening roar from the more than 10,000 fans in attendance.
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
From a bungled email prematurely announcing another massive round of layoffs to scrutiny around the company’s $75 million investment in a documentary about the first lady, Amazon heads into its quarterly earnings report next week surrounded by a deafening level of outside noise.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The ensuing outcry from the public, including from alt-media figures such as Joe Rogan, was deafening, and Kimmel quickly returned to the air.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The most deafening silence in all of this is on the part of the New York Times itself.
—Max Weiss, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
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Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
From a bungled email prematurely announcing another massive round of layoffs to scrutiny around the company’s $75 million investment in a documentary about the first lady, Amazon heads into its quarterly earnings report next week surrounded by a deafening level of outside noise.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The ensuing outcry from the public, including from alt-media figures such as Joe Rogan, was deafening, and Kimmel quickly returned to the air.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The most deafening silence in all of this is on the part of the New York Times itself.
—Max Weiss, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deafening
Adjective
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One of the loudest cheers came when Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair was shown on the video board.—
Ian Harrison,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Hana liked it enough to take some home, which in the Test Kitchen is a ringing endorsement!—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the moment, Breslow has its ringing endorsement.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Deafening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deafening. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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