1
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance
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2
as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
a baritone with a particularly sonorous voice
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Recent Examples of sonorous
Her Wotton has a wonderful slouchy physicality and, as noted in the novel, a bewitching, sonorous voice, the better to deliver the Wildean aperçus.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Possessed of a sonorous performer's cadence that could switch registers from smarmy to silky as the sketch demanded, Parnell was the definition of the all-star utility player during his time on the show.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Possessed of a sonorous performer's cadence that could switch registers from smarmy to silky as the sketch demanded, Parnell was the definition of the all-star utility player during his time on the show.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sonorous
Adjective
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Noise level Pet fountains are never completely silent, but some are louder than others.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Given its height and expanses of marble, the dining hall is very, very loud at dinner, the Green Room less so, and by nine o’clock quite comfortable.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, a £25million signing from Chelsea, slots into the No 10 position vacated by Abdoulaye Doucoure, while Carlos Alcaraz edges out Dwight McNeil to be Everton’s square peg in a round hole on the right flank.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Packers are giving Morgan — their first round draft pick in 2024 — every chance to win the job, though.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The book reads like a love letter to America's immigrant communities, reflecting her travels from the Cambodian enclaves of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the vibrant streets of Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Arizona, Miami, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and El Paso.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The world is finally embracing the vibrant rhythms and authentic storytelling that have been a part of our heritage for generations.—
Nkosiyati Khumalo,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This principle was deeply resonant in the collaboration with Audi.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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The story of the Tichborne case, circling questions of inheritance, reinvention, class and identity, is a story becoming increasingly resonant to this moment in the twenty-first century.—
Nell Stevens
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Flashing lights and reverberant noises may send pets into a frenzy over the holiday.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Written soon after the death of Mahler’s daughter and soon before his own, the symphony is a sombre, reflective, and reverberant adieu, brewing such melancholy that Leonard Bernstein theorized that Mahler was foretelling his own end.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But when a powerful international corporation begins stealing people’s time, the world around her changes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sonorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonorous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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