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Recent Examples of twang
Carpenter sings about it on this track with a twang to her voice and a fiddle in the mix.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
For example, anything associated with Pimp C and Trill Entertainment, especially Boosie on Bad Azz talking about his preacher grandfather, mustard greens, and his $40,000 Dodge Charger in his bluesy twang.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
Since then, Donato has curated his own brand of music — rock infused with Nashville twang, Kentucky bluegrass, and '60s Northern California vibes.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
Ashley Monroe may be one of the most country of country artists, with a natural vocal twang and a gift for writing the type of rich story-songs that define the genre, but on her new album Tennessee Lightning, the east Tennessee native doesn’t paint in only one color.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
For example, anything associated with Pimp C and Trill Entertainment, especially Boosie on Bad Azz talking about his preacher grandfather, mustard greens, and his $40,000 Dodge Charger in his bluesy twang.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2025
Since then, Donato has curated his own brand of music — rock infused with Nashville twang, Kentucky bluegrass, and '60s Northern California vibes.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
Ashley Monroe may be one of the most country of country artists, with a natural vocal twang and a gift for writing the type of rich story-songs that define the genre, but on her new album Tennessee Lightning, the east Tennessee native doesn’t paint in only one color.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twang
Noun
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In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The key organizer mutes the noise of key jangles and can keep keys in a tidy stack in a user’s preferred order.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The bean canning liquid adds body to the soup, as does the cream cheese, along with a little tang.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a swirl of cream cheese tucked in, which adds a little tang that keeps the sweetness in check.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cutlery, rattles and cups are among the most popular choices as keepsake gifts for newborns.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This siren’s song arises from the murmur of doves on an Arizona stock tank and the rattle of Indiana cornstalks.—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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From the moment that Jerry Goldsmith’s piano tinkles caress the opening bars of his score while stars float past the frame, anyone with a soul knows that this is not your average IP cash-in.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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The water fountains are trickling; wind chimes tinkle and shimmer in the breeze, and the store’s seemingly endless lines of indoor and outdoor décor are available to celebrate each season and occasion.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
Noun
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He's even written a jingle for his game.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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And virtually all of them had played on a ton of station identification and advertising jingles.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, staring across a shuttered print shop, a shadowy world stirred, coming alive with the flick of cards, the muted clink of glasses and the quiet hum of a dangerous secret.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Autumn arrives in a blaze of golden forests accompanied by the hearty clink of steins—as age-old tradition raise a toast.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But there is a glaring chink in the armor for the Rebels (6-0, 2-0), and that’s its run defense.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s the missing chink in the armor right now.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amid grills cooking savory barbecue, bubbles blowing from an ice cream truck, face painting and peals of laughter from kids in a nearby bouncy house, Justine Mosely Stephens was struggling not to tear up.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Amal wore a strapless white Tamara Ralph Haute Couture gown which was draped in peals from top to bottom, with some wrapped around her arms below the shoulder.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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“Twang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twang. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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