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Recent Examples of twang
This adds a little extra twang to the acoustic and electric guitars.
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Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Jagged sheets of tension and dissonance from Reichard and Masri get swept up in the mellow simplicity of her bending chords, and every twinge and twang brings a rush of feeling.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
As the song unfolds, their voices begin to braid together like twin strands of ivy—a Scottish lilt and a Montana twang—creeping across a hard stone wall of fuzzy grunge guitars.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The twang of a banjo and the notes of a fiddle ride over scratchy percussion and call-and-response vocals.
—Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
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Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Jagged sheets of tension and dissonance from Reichard and Masri get swept up in the mellow simplicity of her bending chords, and every twinge and twang brings a rush of feeling.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
As the song unfolds, their voices begin to braid together like twin strands of ivy—a Scottish lilt and a Montana twang—creeping across a hard stone wall of fuzzy grunge guitars.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The twang of a banjo and the notes of a fiddle ride over scratchy percussion and call-and-response vocals.
—Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twang
Noun
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Better, perhaps, to have the power to choose who can see you—a jangle of chains, a nod, a hanky, a flick of the wrist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These bacteria ferment milk sugar, or lactose, into flavor compounds and organic acids, which give the butter a mild tang and complex flavor.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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White wine, shallots, and lemon zest and juice build on what the butter and garlic get started, and a couple tablespoons of capers give the dish a zesty tang.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Pygmy Rattlesnakes are small and colorful, around 15 to 20 inches in length, with a vertical pupil, thin tail, and tiny rattle.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The artists will be fine, but the guys who do commercial music, film music, advertising music, jingles, and everything, they will be replaced.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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The familiar Kars4Kids jingle will continue playing across California for now after a state appeals court sided with the charity in its ongoing legal fight over the ads.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Or will the Carolina faithful clink their frothy skate mugs in celebration?—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Inside, coffee cups clink while servers weave through the crowded dining room at a pace that never seems to slow.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
Noun
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With the electric motor filling every chink in the engine’s armor, the Bentley squats under throttle and rockets like a luxury locomotive.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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That amounts to a chink in the Padres’ armor.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The silence of the lake—save for the gentle peal of church bells on Sunday mornings and the plop of ducks plunging beneath the water surface—is a rare and unforgettable pleasure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Twang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twang. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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