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Recent Examples of earful
Right now, any newspaper with an interest in staying urgent and relevant and alert is getting an earful of a fractious nation.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Upon hearing the truth, Kevin drags his son out of the container, gives him an earful of expletives, and zaps him with a taser baton.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Anthem singers started getting earfuls at hockey games.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Upon hearing the truth, Kevin drags his son out of the container, gives him an earful of expletives, and zaps him with a taser baton.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Anthem singers started getting earfuls at hockey games.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
Once a digitally daft chamber, today—after a summer of studying AI—most senators feel savvy enough on the topic to have a few earfuls of complaints for the giants of Silicon Valley.
—Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
Noun
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Yesterday, one of his previously closest allies, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, resigned with a blistering broadside.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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In a recent speech, Thomas tied the nation’s highest ideals to a conservative vision of limited government — and launched a broadside on progressivism seen by critics as unfair and inappropriate.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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And passing overhead is a constant barrage of airplanes as the city sits directly beneath the airport’s flight path, but the noise is hardly bothersome.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Andrew Heitzman and his officers heard a barrage of gunfire on the other end of a 911 call.—
Noah Daly
Updated June 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Launched overnight on Thursday to Friday, the drone salvo — one of Ukraine's deadliest such strikes in months — also wounded 42 in Starobilsk, in the occupied Lugansk region, trapping people beneath the debris.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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But the two leading Democratic candidates endured a fusillade of incoming fire from opponents who still hope to claim one of the two spots in a runoff, following the June 2 primary election.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Every stentorian chord became a hammer blow, flourishes intensified into fusillades, a tense pause into an apocalypse.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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But when Saline residents finally had their chance to speak, a volley of pointed questions followed.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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But the rebound went right to Chawinga at the 6-yard box and her volley attempt was turned aside by Legacy defender Jorelyn Carabalí.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Weather models show an isolated strong to severe storm is possible Saturday with hail and strong winds, but the chances are marginal, the Storm Prediction Center shows.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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Thunderstorms could bring tennis-ball-sized hail, winds up to 70 mph and tornadoes to Colorado’s Eastern Plains through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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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 6 Jun. 2026.
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