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as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the noisy crowd marched up the street, shouting ever louder as they approached the palace

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as in buzzing
full of or characterized by the presence of noise the crowded auditorium was noisy, packed with excited theatergoers eager for the show to start the manufacturing plant was a decidedly noisy place, so we wore ear protection while we toured it

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Recent Examples of noisy The owner of a vineyard on part of a historic farm in Middlebury is looking for a cafe permit that some neighbors fear could lead to noisy, large-scale outdoor events and parties in a quiet, rural part of town. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025 Inside Austin’s bitcoin clubhouse Bitcoin Commons sits on the second floor of the Littlefield Building at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street — where the broad boulevard to the Capitol collides with the noisy sprawl of Austin’s nightlife district. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025 Our emissions are simply too loud, too noisy, and too difficult to remove. ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025 The resulting truck was so noisy it couldn’t be sold in several states, including California, Florida, and Maryland. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noisy
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  • Here and in the Rachmaninov, those sections’ pianos sounded more discordant than delicate.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The American legal system is predicated on the advocacy of opposing or discordant views and arguments.
    Michael Mcauliffe, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Such evidence could support the view that incessant loud noise amounts to torture or cruel treatment towards cetaceans, in turn galvanizing support for a new right to be free from such harm.
    David Gruber, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
  • According to cops, Mette, while inside Tamara’s Beauty Bar, a salon on Lenox Ave. near W. 113th St., heard a loud argument between two groups about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But within weeks, the change in sentiment was noticeable.
    Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • As cannabis becomes a booming global industry, America is stuck on the sidelines.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The 10-day gathering shines a spotlight on the technological prowess of China’s booming and cutthroat electric vehicle (EV) sector, which has shocked Western rivals not just with the speed of its innovation and growth, but also the quality of its value offerings.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • And as longer-term followers of MLS will know, there used to be a slash in one of America’s most prominent clubs, too.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • One of the most prominent counterarguments comes from Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which suggests that governments issuing their own currency can never run out of money.
    Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • And if the Yavin material is blatant stalling, much of it is entertaining stalling, offering some welcome dark comedy to leaven some of the heavier material elsewhere.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
  • That’s because, despite the fact that Trump’s claims about immigrants are mostly half-truths or blatant lies, a sizable portion of Americans have come to believe them.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Even some famous non-country artists will be making their Stagecoach debut like Lana Del Rey, T-Pain (who had a roaring Coachella set the weeks before), and the Backstreet Boys.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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  • Just a few days ago, the Golden State Warriors held a commanding 3-1 lead in a first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
  • The Golden State Warriors travel to the Toyota Center to take on the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs, with the Warriors holding a commanding 3-1 lead and the Rockets looking to extend the series.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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