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Recent Examples of tinny
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.
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The ice-dancing duo is fortunate to have the space to themselves—no tinny arena music to block out, no playing tag team with other skaters for the chance to run through their programs.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 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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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The ice-dancing duo is fortunate to have the space to themselves—no tinny arena music to block out, no playing tag team with other skaters for the chance to run through their programs.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 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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Audiences generally ignore the relatively thin gruel and have an empowering blast.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 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 gets the grease.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Even the less flashy additions, like inulin (a prebiotic that supports the skin microbiome), keep skin soft, not squeaky.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 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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Under the California law Lively asserts, the actress could be entitled to attorneys’ fees, plus treble and punitive damages, for harm caused by Baldoni’s defamation claims.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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City, in fact, are going for a domestic treble this season.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
1 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 14 May. 2026.
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