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Recent Examples of honk
Espresso machines hiss, taxi drivers honk and crowds swell under intermittent clouds strafing the Vatican — which this week feels like the center of the universe.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The mass of activists marched down blocks of Fayette Street, sometimes tying up traffic but also receiving honks of approval from the waiting motorists.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Pollock is one of about 60 people lining the sidewalk outside the CDC on a late Tuesday afternoon holding signs, beating drums and getting honks from workers leaving at the end of the day.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 8 May 2025
First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The mass of activists marched down blocks of Fayette Street, sometimes tying up traffic but also receiving honks of approval from the waiting motorists.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Pollock is one of about 60 people lining the sidewalk outside the CDC on a late Tuesday afternoon holding signs, beating drums and getting honks from workers leaving at the end of the day.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 8 May 2025
First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honk
Noun
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Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The screech of an infected is the first sign of trouble.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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This includes but isn't limited to the following appliances: Dishwashers Washing Machines Dryers Refrigerators Dehumidifiers Air Purifiers Freezers Ovens Your home security system may emit a beep or chirp to alert you of a dying battery or a fault, such as a door or window that's unsecured.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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According to recent research published in Current Biology, male lyrebirds – who typically have a mellifluous chirp – sometimes mimic the sound of a mobbing flock of birds during courtship and copulation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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When the spotlight hit vocalist Noah Sebastian, a decidedly un-metal chorus of teenage squeals filled the air.—
Cal Roach,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The gym was quiet, echoing only the squeal of sneakers and pounding of the basketball instead of the music and laughter that typically accompany a pregame training session.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Here, archaeologists uncovered clay sculptures, conch shell trumpets and ceremonial tools.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Sherman played guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn and drums while growing up, practicing in the soundproof room at home that his dad had built for him.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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One of the Harley-Davidson Homecoming festival’s centerpiece attractions — concerts in Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee — ended not with a roar but with a whimper July 11, and abruptly, when the concerts were canceled around 6 p.m. due to approaching storms.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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Beneath its icy surface, hundreds of dormant subglacial volcanoes could awaken, not with a whisper, but with a roar.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The footage shows the beautiful black cat not with a typical meow, but with a series of gentle squeaks.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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George's solo culminated in a symphony of squeaks before MJ Lenderman returned to the stage for a two-song encore.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Here’s something for Hallmark fans to cluck about: the channel has set the return date for The Chicken Sisters.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Geese on the ground cluck excitedly when other birds are circling above.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
9 Sep. 2023
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“Honk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honk. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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