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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
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
This feature will give users a live translation through the earbuds, slightly delayed behind another person speaking out loud.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That loud to a shouting match between the two men.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
This feature will give users a live translation through the earbuds, slightly delayed behind another person speaking out loud.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Bethpage Black was always going to be loud.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loud
Adjective
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That was the sound of Blackwell’s game-deciding block, followed by the deafening final eruption from the stands of Allegiant Stadium.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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And now that Survivor 50 has already been cast and filmed, that drumbeat is almost deafening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But early in the season, that measuring stick can be a noisy one.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Opponents say an Airbnb would create an unwelcome and noisy party vibe.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At the onset of Cox remarks, a minority of attendees loudly booed his presence, but the governor was able to rally applause by invoking his pleasure to be back at his alma mater.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even senators who voted to confirm Kennedy as a cabinet member now loudly point out contradictions between his confirmation hearing testimony and his actions in office.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the first five innings Tuesday were a ringing endorsement for the Dodgers’ cautious approach to Ohtani’s rehab and return from a second Tommy John surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bravo to Netflix for their ringing endorsement of biodiversity with its commitment to purchase Funga’s carbon credits.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
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 crowd erupted into thunderous applause for the two girls.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The observation drew thunderous applause inside the stadium, but also put the wider political world on notice.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loud. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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