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Recent Examples of tinny
The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
That tinny little sound twinkling somewhere nearby.
—Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
The sound quality of the tinny four-speaker stereo is pretty dreadful though.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
The tinny roar of the crowd and thick cigar smoke siphoned down the brick corridor.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
That tinny little sound twinkling somewhere nearby.
—Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
The sound quality of the tinny four-speaker stereo is pretty dreadful though.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
The tinny roar of the crowd and thick cigar smoke siphoned down the brick corridor.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinny
Adjective
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Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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What the team found instead was a thin layer of clay, less than one-hundredth of an inch thick, which had formed on top of the animals’ skin.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The CaseSafe Carry On has an aerospace-grade shell that is more than ready to take a beating, and its SilentMove wheels ensure squeaky power walks down airport hallways become a thing of the past.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The gym floor, after six weeks of dodgeball, squeaky sneakers, and whatever unidentifiable grit kids manage to track in, finally gets its turn under the polisher.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, the quiet is broken by a voice, high-pitched and smiling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Another wrong impression involves Morrison’s voice, which seems excited and high-pitched.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The Premier League has come through the era when Pep Guardiola’s style, the precision in possession which took Manchester City to a treble in 2022-23, was everybody’s cup of tea.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona picked up a domestic treble as the side continued its stranglehold on Spanish soccer but the 27-year-old will no doubt be disappointed after losing two major finals against English opposition.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Carney won an election in April with a strident message for Canadians, warning that theirrelationship with America would change dramatically in the coming years.—
Paula Newton,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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For days, the National Weather Service had been issuing increasingly strident warnings.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinny. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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