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as in deafening
marked by a high volume of sound
loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood
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2
as in noisy
excessively showy
his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale
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Recent Examples of loud
Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
And then stick with that truth, no matter how loud the complaining.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
These platforms are governed by algorithms that tend to prioritize engagement above all else, amplifying the loudest, most shameless users because these voices will draw in other voices.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But for braver audiences, notably those more used to Europe’s cinema of provocation, Blue Film speaks out loud about the unspeakable, featuring scenes that would leave even Gaspar Noé gasping.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
And then stick with that truth, no matter how loud the complaining.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
Maybe his loud-and-proud brand of politics, no matter how controversial, gave them confidence.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
These platforms are governed by algorithms that tend to prioritize engagement above all else, amplifying the loudest, most shameless users because these voices will draw in other voices.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loud
Adjective
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Rothrock, a Seattle native, made it 3-0 five minutes later, drawing a deafening ovation from the home crowd.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Visitors will come face-to-face with Leatherface and the deranged Sawyer family amid the deafening roar of chainsaws in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre haunted house.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just a 10-minute stroll from the city center, the elevation affords something akin to a retreat; Bolaño feels spirited away from the noisy streets, surrounded instead by humming cicadas and chirping birds.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the vast and noisy Southern Ocean, such predictability may be the key to helping rivals or potential mates recognize an individual voice across miles of ice and water.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Fans of the chain had also loudly criticized that move.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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As Simeon and Tupe engaged in soothing effleurage and loudly vigorous tapotement, respectively, six Maori women surrounded their tables and sang folk songs in harmony, guided by an elder in the audience with a long, gnarled cane.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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James Outman hit a ringing double and Minnesota star Byron Buxton followed with an RBI triple.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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But just hours ahead of his season debut, one of Rodgers' new teammates shared a ringing endorsement for his star quarterback.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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O’Brien’s dual roles as both flamboyantly gay charm bomb Rocky — who is flattened in a car accident early in the film — and the grieving and straight Roman comprise a career-topping performance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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The flamboyantly lascivious Frank-N-Furter is about to unveil his new Creature, the titular Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The 89-year-old child psychologist transformed a corner of the conservative movement into a roaring political force that shaped the national conversation and became the de facto base of the modern Republican Party that embraced performative piety as a precondition for viability.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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This familiarity with the Wyoming wilderness perhaps explains why the game feels so authentic: Its roaring orange sunsets, powder-blue skies, lush green pines, and trickling turquoise waters.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Given that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ostentatiously dropped nearly all their public commitments when moved to California in 2021, this seems to represent a turnaround.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ingredients of an Erewhon smoothie (4) swirl together without any mixing, colors clashing ostentatiously.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The movie’s most striking scene, unsurprisingly, is the big show, staged in an outdoor woodland setting (very vintage McQueen) in which the models are caught in thunderous rain, their flowing gowns billowing in hurricane-force winds.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The thunderous trio of Vinnie Pasquantino, Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez were due up in succession.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loud. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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