as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake
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Recent Examples of stentorian
Darcy’s singing may sometimes bring to mind the stentorian declamations of the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, but there’s also a strain of petulant hot-guy brio in his voice that a Strokes fan might recognize.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
But its structure is traditional and its bursts of emotion, from stentorian speeches to frantic embraces and fistfights, can seem over the top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
Filmed while pregnant with her first daughter, the comedian cracks wry, filthy, and culturally specific jokes in a stentorian voice with equal shades of formidability and shrewd wit.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
The quietly ominous rumble at the start of Tesori’s score gives way to a chorus of fliers whose stentorian march morphs into a neo-Baroque fugue.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
But its structure is traditional and its bursts of emotion, from stentorian speeches to frantic embraces and fistfights, can seem over the top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
Filmed while pregnant with her first daughter, the comedian cracks wry, filthy, and culturally specific jokes in a stentorian voice with equal shades of formidability and shrewd wit.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
The quietly ominous rumble at the start of Tesori’s score gives way to a chorus of fliers whose stentorian march morphs into a neo-Baroque fugue.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stentorian
Adjective
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While no one loves listening to a saw cut down a dead tree, there are times when large, loud projects need to get done to keep your home safe.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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Their throats may have been boisterous, singing loud and long, but their eyes were shot with worry.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Sudden showers of beer, cider, and other mysterious fluids became as integral to the vibe as the deafening roar of the crowd.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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But there’s no deafening scream of a Formula 1 race.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 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
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“Stentorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stentorian. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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