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as in surprising
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness
the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse
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as in loud
disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense
the final chord of that song is too jarring for me
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as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar
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as in clashing
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings
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Recent Examples of jarring
Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The sound of a train that was once jarring becomes background noise, pictures hung on a wall makes a new place feel cozy and newly-forged friendships begin to give a sense of community.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Rachel Lyubovitzky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Aspirational, perhaps, but jarring against the rest of the novel.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
But Kimmel has the skill to rise to this moment, at a jarring time in this country’s history as freedoms are under attack and democracy hangs on just by a thread.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The sound of a train that was once jarring becomes background noise, pictures hung on a wall makes a new place feel cozy and newly-forged friendships begin to give a sense of community.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
That shift in tone can be jarring for the customer.
—Rachel Lyubovitzky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Aspirational, perhaps, but jarring against the rest of the novel.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarring
Adjective
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There’s a surprising shortage of teams with truly high-end blue lines.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Data shows a surprising and significant drop in book challenges from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 term after years of increases in bans among classrooms and libraries.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Mercury and Mars are activating your sector of expansion, meaning your inner philosopher is loud.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Aniston’s Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson, and the other members of The Morning Show’s newsroom and its network are once again bickering and backstabbing.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Coaches are also bickering about money, a topic that would have felt out of place 10 years ago.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some have turned chaotic, with protesters clashing with authorities.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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With partisan advantage, clashing perceptions of reality and revolutionary readings of the Constitution all in play, the rulings of the Supreme Court this year will reach far into American politics and culture.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps more startling was the suggestion that India will never find another star who shines as brightly as Shah Rukh Khan.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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The triumphant narrative began to fray when exceedingly harsh lockdown measures could no longer contain the spread of the virus, and the staggering human cost in the name of protecting lives defied all logic.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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There are no easy fixes, so figuring out how to cushion the harsh impact will be the basis of negotiations with other parties in the Japanese legislature, the Diet.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For decades, DeLodder said, hospitals have quelled the establishment of freestanding birthing centers by arguing against their necessity.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The budget director wrote the project’s chapter on the Executive Office of the President, arguing that the bureaucracy is riddled with inefficiencies and corruption.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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The political impact, meanwhile, is hard to predict as each side presents conflicting data points.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The deadlock in Congress stems from conflicting spending plans, with Republicans pushing for a clean bill, while Democrats have conditioned their support on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Jarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarring. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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