as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the cacophony of a pet store full of animals
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Recent Examples of cacophony
Things didn't look brighter when the game resumed in the second half; Stroud's interception came on the first drive after that, causing the cacophony of boos to echo stronger throughout the stadium.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The room seemed to hum with the cacophony of love stories converging in one place.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
On the highway out to the deserts north of Los Angeles, serious wind noise and tire hum from the Goodyear Wrangler Territory mud-terrain tires created something of a cacophony in the smallish cabin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Frey: This cacophony of sounds, this loud sort of almost white noise.
—Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The room seemed to hum with the cacophony of love stories converging in one place.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
On the highway out to the deserts north of Los Angeles, serious wind noise and tire hum from the Goodyear Wrangler Territory mud-terrain tires created something of a cacophony in the smallish cabin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Frey: This cacophony of sounds, this loud sort of almost white noise.
—Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cacophony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacophony
Noun
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Fox confirmed the news during shootaround on Wednesday, which didn’t do anything to quell the noise surrounding the team.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Best advice came from a former EY CEO: Find the signal from the noise.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The rocket booster revved up the 33 engines at its base, sending a loud roar across Starbase, the SpaceX launch site near Brownsville, Texas.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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From the Miami Herald’s archives, here is Michael Crook’s report from March 1989 in Tropic magazine: Donald Trump in Palm Beach: Hitting a roar nerve First published March 19, 1989 The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The pressurized rattle of a hose spigot warns of imminent disaster.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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This includes everything parents could need for their little one, including bottles, a bottle warmer, cribs, rattles, strollers, special tubs, toiletries, and more.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Nov. 2024
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Now, chatter should only pick up as the team figures out its long-term direction heading into what will be — as usual — an important offseason for a franchise that’s closing in on being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for a ninth straight season.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now, weeks after some of the Hollywood trades reported Chris Evans would be making his Marvel return in that event film, the actor himself denies the chatter.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Cacophony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacophony. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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