as in vocal
sounding harsh, forceful, and unpleasant
They heard their boss's strident voice from down the hall. The critical questions began to anger the professor and the tone of her answers became noticeably more strident.
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Recent Examples of strident
Greene was among a small but strident group of Republicans in Congress who refused to move on.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
For two years leading up to the fatal shooting, as police archive video shows, Lorincz constantly called 911 to make false allegations about her Black neighbors, reserving many of her most strident complaints for children who played near her house (on property they were entitled to enjoy).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
But Diddy’s striking and strident objection suggests a legitimate fear.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Normalizing the relationship could therefore appeal to both advocates and strident opponents of strong ties—a reality that could help advance this paradigm but could also derail it.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
For two years leading up to the fatal shooting, as police archive video shows, Lorincz constantly called 911 to make false allegations about her Black neighbors, reserving many of her most strident complaints for children who played near her house (on property they were entitled to enjoy).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
But Diddy’s striking and strident objection suggests a legitimate fear.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
Normalizing the relationship could therefore appeal to both advocates and strident opponents of strong ties—a reality that could help advance this paradigm but could also derail it.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strident
Adjective
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How do non-signature whistles fit into this vocal system?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aura is designed specifically for household cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Outside of entertainment, the 57-year-old is an author and outspoken advocate for mental health and personal accountability.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Fonda has long been an advocate for Hollywood’s most politically outspoken.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Training biological networks is slow, results are noisy, and reproducibility remains a challenge.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the region still facing us and showing no signs of calming down, space weather forecasters will be keeping a close eye on whether this noisy sunspot will eventually pack a more powerful punch.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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The other was Wilt’s, a blatant recruiting violation from KU.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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That is a blatant lie by the president of the CEA.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Strident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strident. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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