as in metallic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangling
Adjective
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Korab suggests sleek metallic bands, iridescent ribbon, or even chains, pearls, or beads wrapping around the ponytail’s base.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
9 May 2025 -
As for the skirt, the upper portion was adorned with glass beads strings, and metallic white yarn.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
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As such, The Studio is shrill and talky, its chaotic scenes sparked by random performers like Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Olivia Wilde and Sarah Polley, all of whom want something from Remick.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And during Francis’s papacy, the Vatican itself made strident efforts to cross geopolitical divides, devoting particular diplomatic attention to China.—
VICTOR GAETAN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Apr. 2025
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Perino, 52, is among the less strident Republican voices on Fox News.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The defending champions are now in real danger of being eliminated with the next two games at a raucous Madison Square Garden.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Newsrooms then were raucous places, filled with loud voices, the constant clacking of typewriters, cigarette smoke and big, colorful personalities.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.—
Ernesto Lechner,
SPIN,
10 Sep. 2024
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The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The creatively dissonant effort drove a nearly 10% month-over-month increase in store brand sales and a 12% increase across the category; expanded 7-Eleven’s in-house creative agency, producing campaigns faster and cheaper, all while also reducing plastic bag usage by 37%.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The book cover, showing a happy couple on a beach accompanied by a dog with a stick in its mouth, seems cheerily dissonant.—
Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This jarring image pushes audiences to imagine and inhabit a different kind of reality.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Her first trip into a war zone is jarring, but provides scant insight.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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While the noisy cicadas are harmless to people and don’t sting or bite, periodical cicadas can be concentrated and very numerous in some spots.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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The Frigidaire delivers in many categories, but the shelf adjustments are limited, the fridge was noisier than average, and the temperature was inconsistent, leading to frozen items in the refrigerated section.—
Alice Knisley Matthias,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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