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Recent Examples of twang
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.
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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
Blending George Jones twang with Eminem edge, his vivid storytelling has cemented him as one of Music City’s defining artist-writers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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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
Blending George Jones twang with Eminem edge, his vivid storytelling has cemented him as one of Music City’s defining artist-writers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 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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It’s used to glaze brisket or slather over ribs, adding heat and tang in equal measure.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Add fresh or dried (unsweetened) cranberries to oatmeal, trail mix, or roasted vegetable dishes for a pop of color and tang that livens up any fall plate.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Think things like rattles, balls, activity gyms, and more.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The snake has a tiny rattle that sounds like the faint buzz of an insect, the TWRA told The Tennessean.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Curtis moved to Los Angeles after the service and wrote jingles for commercials.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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That's right, the advertisements displayed across America's media landscape, including the ones with catchy jingles and celebrity appearances, are an exception, not the rule.—
Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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There’s no rush here, just salty air, slow weekends, and the soft clink of champagne glasses at sunset.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
Noun
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But if blithe grandiosity was Stein’s armor, there was a chink in it.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But after the break, the Americans started to find some chinks in the English armour.—
Peter Carline,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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