earful

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for earful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
Noun
  • No sense rehashing the substance of Collier’s broadside, although much of the subsequent pearl clutching was a bit precious in light of Bryce Harper’s midsummer activism.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The buck was standing broadside at 32 yards, so Piepenburg nocked another arrow, knelt to thread it through tangled cover, and released.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Recent barrages of Russian missiles and drones have seriously damaged Ukrainian gas production and caused extensive power cuts across the country.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Attacking a maternity hospital with a barrage of tear gas, after protesters had been chased inside.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Program officials set a two-year path to mass production following test completion, with full Taiwan manufacture and target unit costs in the low hundreds of thousands USD, deliberately priced for salvo fire.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The letter is the latest legal salvo by Hollywood as studios begin to step up against AI.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The Spain international produced one particularly outstanding save to deny a volley from Daniel Podence.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Al-Sheikh’s message sparked a flurry of speculation in the following 48 hours over possible suitors, although the club have remained silent on the subject.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Light flurries may arrive unexpectedly during the week of Thanksgiving, but as of right now, things look pretty calm.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The decision was made by the town and the Camp Verde Arena Association, with consultation with public safety agencies, which advised of heavy rainfall, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding across Yavapai County.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sound of the cannonade continued without any break.
    Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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