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
Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Imagine starting your 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings to the day long sounds of blaring music, announcers, and now the tolling of the bells for every third down.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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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
Contra Costa Health Services department upgraded its public health alert to a Level 3 shelter-in-place order approximately an hour later for the portions of Martinez to the north and east of the refinery as public defense sirens blared.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Imagine starting your 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings to the day long sounds of blaring music, announcers, and now the tolling of the bells for every third down.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blare
Noun
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And the acoustic details to amplify the roar of the crowd.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Rudolph’s free-form use of onscreen effects and graphics extracts in visual form the manic contents of this inner verbal roar.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Heat announced that X-rays on Jaquez’s injured ankle returned negative.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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On Friday night, Andress’ posting of her new version of the anthem on social media — which had not been announced in advance — was starting to draw some favorable responses.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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Critical Thinking In a world awash with data, the ability to discern signals from noise is invaluable.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Image As for other noise, sports-watching venues across Canada were raucous.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has proclaimed its missile defenses were not meant to block an incoming attack from China or Russia, just loose North Korean ones.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both actively and publicly proclaimed their imperialist or ethnocentric views.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported the rattle.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The collar’s microphone and sensors can detect rattlesnakes by listening for the sound of a rattle, or detect if a pet goes missing or is kidnapped.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
15 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In 2024, the ADL published a report detailing an increase in jihadist terrorist incidents nationwide, including several plots to cause mass casualties.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The findings were published in the journal Antiquity.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Just a few years ago, as investors dove into beauty at an unprecedented pace, much of the chatter in the industry was focused on the billion-dollar brand — sales wise.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Wilson and Broccoli have traditionally done little to shoot down this chatter.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In January, Hamden passed an ordinance declaring housing as a human right.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts declaring Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Blare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blare. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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