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or disk jockey
as in shock jock
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Recent Examples of disc jockey
The former disc jockey, born Winston Conrad Martindale, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California, while surrounded by his family, The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Martindale began his career in show business as a disc jockey in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee at 17 years old.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Big Al Sams, the popular Sacramento radio disc jockey and TV personality considered by colleagues an ambassador to the city, has died.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Martindale began his career in show business as a disc jockey in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee at 17 years old.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Big Al Sams, the popular Sacramento radio disc jockey and TV personality considered by colleagues an ambassador to the city, has died.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disc jockey
Noun
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Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Related Articles Trump taps shock jock Sid Rosenberg and a Haredi newspaper publisher for Holocaust Memorial Council The new data is being published two weeks after the conclusion of Trump’s first 100 days in office.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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Good news for Yankee fans: Their team has DJ LeMahieu locked up for another year after this one.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Expect unfussy but inspired dishes, a strong cocktail game, and occasional DJ nights.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Rutgers’ Dylan Harper went No. 2 to San Antonio, followed by Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe (No. 3, Philadelphia) and Duke’s Kon Knueppel (No. 4, Charlotte).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
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After Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Duke’s Kon Knueppel, Rutgers’ Ace Bailey, Texas’ Tre Johnson and Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears were selected in the top seven, the Nets held firm at No. 8, drafting BYU’s Egor Demin, their first lottery pick since 2010.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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“Disc jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disc%20jockey. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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