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Recent Examples of sibilant
Spelling Bee Tedious, invidious, devious, conquer, identify, magnify, sibilant, uranium.
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibilant
Noun
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While Callahan’s baritone vocals are good and hefty, there’s a bit of undue sibilance in his voice.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tracks sputtered and rang out with rah-rah rattlesnake sibilance.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Starting four hours before each match, there will be no outbound service to New Jersey, while any returning trains will stop at Newark Penn Station for three hours after the final whistle.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ — Which official blew the whistle on COVID-19 origins?—
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FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sibilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibilant. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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