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Recent Examples of tinny
As the sun set, news from Memphis broke into the music on his tinny radio.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
However, all are treated equally by the professional staff and even arrivals such as ours, in tinny hire cars, are whisked into the sleek entrance of the minimalist white building.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
So there’s just something tinny about him.
—Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Users can now talk to Figure 03 naturally, without the tinny distortion common in voice assistants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
However, all are treated equally by the professional staff and even arrivals such as ours, in tinny hire cars, are whisked into the sleek entrance of the minimalist white building.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
So there’s just something tinny about him.
—Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Users can now talk to Figure 03 naturally, without the tinny distortion common in voice assistants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
Adjective
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Health experts are growing increasingly alarmed about the outbreak, arguing that cases have been spreading undetected as public health authorities are stretched thin.—
Lauren Weber,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
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Few of the film’s ideas truly connect with one another, leaving its lead stars adrift in the process, forcing them to conjure three dimensional details from a script that, intentionally or otherwise, feels paper thin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The squeaky wheel seems to get the grease.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Female eagles often repeat a solitary soft but high-pitched note.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Noise colors can be high-pitched (rapidly vibrating) sounds, low-pitched (slowly vibrating) sounds, or a combination.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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During his time, City have won four Carabao Cups in a row, a domestic treble, a ‘proper’ treble, four titles in a row (never been done) and six titles out of seven, in an era when the champions tend to drop off the season after reaching the top.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Sennheiser Momentum 4 Earbuds Deal The Sennheiser Momentum 4 earbuds offer fantastic, balanced sound, complete with strong bass and refined treble, thanks to Sennheiser's proprietary transducer system.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The source said that neither US nor Venezuelan officials discussed Machado as part of a post-Maduro transition plan, despite her vocal support for US intervention in Venezuela and her strident criticism of the Maduro government.—
Michelle Velez,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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There’s a reason why strident partisans like Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton and progressives Tom Steyer and Katie Porter have consistently placed high in the polls, while moderates like Becerra, his frenemy Antonio Villaraigosa and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan have lagged.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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