as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?
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Recent Examples of blare
Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
No electricity means no television, no radio, no computer, no humming appliances, and no blaring music in the background.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
These needed to be kept at a distance from exploding pyrotechnics and angled away from the blare of the stadium’s public-address system.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
The roar of an unseen crowd blares, a deafening noise that rises and falls in enveloping waves.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Verb
The sauce has a subtle, persistent heat playing in the background—more like a bassoon than a blaring trombone.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
No electricity means no television, no radio, no computer, no humming appliances, and no blaring music in the background.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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In one strip, the kids act out the horrible roar of an atomic bomb, and Snoopy has frequent aerial battles with the Red Baron.Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Collecting data and recordings of leopard roars has proven difficult in the past, according to the study, making the study of their vocalizations and communication challenging.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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The nominations were announced on the SAG Awards website.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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In an August statement announcing that the plan would begin as early as spring, the wildlife agency said barred owls are native to eastern North America and moved westward in the 20th century.Adrian Rodriguez, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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After another person in the club, who was a medic, proclaimed that Morrison was dead, two drug dealers allegedly moved Morrison to his apartment to cover up the overdose and protect their boss, Count Jean de Breteuil, per Rolling Stone.Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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But despite proclaiming that the Terps were ready to compete for a conference championship, his tenure has been marked by an inability to get the program over the hump against elite opponents.C.J. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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The high-contrast black-and-white rattle offers plenty of visual appeal for additional stimulation.Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tribal members dressed in their finest regalia–silver, turquoise, coral, shell, feathers–shake gourd rattles in a ring enclosing the Deer Dancers and two Deer Maidens.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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In a 2017 review of 34 studies published in Advances in Preventive Medicine, 29 found exercise improves both the quantity and quality of sleep.Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers’ findings were published today in the journal Science.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for the 39th president of the United States.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Decades before sanctuary cities became a vigorous partisan debate, Sacramento declared itself as one of the first in America.Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blare. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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