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as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the incessant noise of traffic on Fifth Avenue made normal conversation impossible
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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
there's been a lot of noise that the stock is ready to skyrocket, but I'll believe it when I see it
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Recent Examples of noise
There’s an absence of visual noise.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Levent says to be mindful of your noise levels, especially during late hours.
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Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Thanks to the pair's advanced H2 chip, the Apple AirPods Max 2 give you an unmatched audio experience and far more effective active noise cancellation compared with previous models.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
So as shoppers grow more intentional, brands can cut through the noise by becoming an option for consumers who want to age proactively and live their best lives, for as much of their lives as possible.
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Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for noise
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Levent says to be mindful of your noise levels, especially during late hours.
—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Thanks to the pair's advanced H2 chip, the Apple AirPods Max 2 give you an unmatched audio experience and far more effective active noise cancellation compared with previous models.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
So as shoppers grow more intentional, brands can cut through the noise by becoming an option for consumers who want to age proactively and live their best lives, for as much of their lives as possible.
—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for noise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noise
Noun
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Gratitude on a stage has rarely seemed more palpable than in Williams basking in the glow of the arena roar; here is someone who, in the spirit of Dylan and the actual words of Doe, has been beyond and back.
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Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain.
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.
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Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.
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In the last year or two, there was chatter and debate whether Messi would actually be selected to join the national team again.
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.
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Then about a week later, the son responded to a commotion outside their home and found Spencer hitting his mother in the head with a brick, according to officials.
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Seeing the commotion, Louis and Paul came galloping back.
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“Noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noise. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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