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Recent Examples of earful
In New York City, where more than seventy thousand people are unhoused, locals know that the place to get an earful of very loud opera along with your Big Gulp is a 7-Eleven near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
State lawmakers whose districts include the campus − Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green − got an earful from community members about the importance of UW-Richland at a listening session earlier this week.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
The Mountaineers’ Erik Stevenson scored nine points in the first half but earned a seat on the bench for much of the second half and got an earful from coach Bob Huggins for defensive lapses and four turnovers.
—Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
State lawmakers whose districts include the campus − Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green − got an earful from community members about the importance of UW-Richland at a listening session earlier this week.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
The Mountaineers’ Erik Stevenson scored nine points in the first half but earned a seat on the bench for much of the second half and got an earful from coach Bob Huggins for defensive lapses and four turnovers.
—Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
Noun
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Displacing around 18,000 tons, she was powered by steam turbines (the first to do so) and was armed with ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns arranged in five turrets, for all-big-gun broadside firepower.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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The doe, standing broadside, stepped behind a spruce branch.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, the couple closed their store for a week, fearing for the safety of their employees after a barrage of complaints.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the third quarter, Seguin scored twice to extend the scoring barrage to 23-0.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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California Republicans quickly filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to block a new gerrymandered House map that was proposed by the state’s Democratic leaders and approved by voters this week—marking the latest salvo in the nationwide redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Everyone is invited to this bacchanal of botox and fire dancers, but everyone seems to understand that this is actually the opening salvo of the war that’s been brewing between Mary and Chrishell’s respective fiefdoms.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Earle-Sears, who has been lagging in polling, immediately began a one-hour-long fusillade on Spanberger once the debate started.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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In retaliation, the Houthis launched a fusillade of ballistic missiles at the Truman, which turned tail and steamed away, causing another Super Hornet to slide off the deck into the ocean.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Yet without a single footwork adjustment, Cherki trots up and nonchalantly whips a half-volley into the top corner.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Notice how this is an artful volley around the table?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 50-year mortgage proposal came amid a flurry of posts from Pulte, a member of one of America’s most prominent homebuilding families, who was fresh off a Friday appearance at ResiDay, a residential real estate conference hosted by ResiClub.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Prospect Avenue was renamed Hollywood Boulevard, and a flurry of tony hotels, palatial theaters and glitzy boutiques opened along the stretch between Vine Street and Highland Avenue.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Severe weather — wildfires, hurricanes, hail — is leading insurers to raise rates.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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The sound of the cannonade continued without any break.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug. 2024
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Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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“Earful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earful. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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