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Recent Examples of earful
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
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In the same glass case, issues of Voice of the Lumpen, the Black Panthers’ broadside, go for hundreds of dollars.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The chief justice’s comments during an appearance at Rice University also came days after Trump continued his broadside against the court for ruling against him.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Of course, Edgecombe, who’d held Brunson to less than 42% shooting from the field during individual regular-season matchups, led the defensive charge in a 27-point barrage from the Knicks’ captain through the opening two quarters alone.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The White House's aggressive policy moves have prompted a barrage of lawsuits — more than 700 and counting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The Ducks bookended the game with a rousing opening salvo and a four-goal third period.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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An upset could be a significant salvo in the battle for the soul of the country.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 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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Esmee Brugts easily cut inside Giulia Gwinn to deliver the cross for Pajor to score with a volley.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then, two minutes later, just after coming off the bench, 39-year-old Suarez doubled the lead with a decisive, powerful volley to the same corner.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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As tensions escalate there's been a flurry of diplomacy across the globe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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That kicked off a flurry of activity — starting with those who questioned why this was the first warrant for Duckett after more than three decades on death row.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic Elsewhere, the outbreak of the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius has sparked fears that another pandemic looms, as guests aboard the vessel hail from many different countries.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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All modes of severe weather will be likely, but the main threat includes a significant risk of hail up to 2 inches in diameter and winds up to category 1 hurricane strength.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
9 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 10 May. 2026.
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