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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
Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
More jarring is that the same number of teams have either lost in the Round of 64 or missed the tournament entirely.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Something so jarring could only result in a glitch.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The asymmetry in the twin exhaust tips is jarring; why angle one up and the other down?
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
More jarring is that the same number of teams have either lost in the Round of 64 or missed the tournament entirely.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
In one jarring development the show’s tone has no idea how to contain, a recruit dies of exhaustion while pushing himself too hard.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Something so jarring could only result in a glitch.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarring
Adjective
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The birthing experience was a surprising, but happy ending to an easy pregnancy.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Considering this team has Flagg, and was hosting the champion Thunder, there was a surprising number of empties at the AAC.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the struggles that the Florida State Seminoles have gone through this season following their opening upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, calls have begun getting louder for the program to consider firing head coach Mike Norvell.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Once more, the interests and egos of the men who sit at the very top of Spanish football are clashing, in a Clasico week in which the eyes of the footballing world are upon them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tira did not answer questions about CDFW’s jurisdiction clashing with city policy.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Here are five startling facts about this devastating storm.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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All through 2016 and 2017, Farm Bank grew at a startling rate.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to the woman, her parents’ reasoning for denying her requests was rooted in a harsh lesson about independence.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Instead of buying special cleaners or reaching for harsh chemicals to clean around your home, look to your medicine cabinet for a solution.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Spanish chroniclers numbered the population around the time of European contact to have been 1 million, anthropologists have disputed this, arguing instead for the population to have been 6–12 million.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Republicans have been arguing for a budget extension before negotiating on the credits.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oren Amir, founder of Go Home Builders in Los Angeles, said some of his rebuilding projects in Altadena, where residential areas were destroyed by January’s wildfires, have been delayed by conflicting guidance from the city on rooftop solar panel requirements.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Of course, that should all be taken with a grain of salt, considering the conflicting reports about their desire to have more kids, and the fact that Harry very recently stood 100% behind his wife after the controversy over her Paris Fashion Week video.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Jarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarring. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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