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Recent Examples of jangly
These jangly contradictions, presented as truths, are designed to rattle and rewire our brains; just think how easily a corrupt authoritarian leader could put them to use, and how readily a not-thinking public could fall right in line.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 May 2025
They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing.
—Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
Marr, with his jangly guitar style that influenced a generation of indie artists, has been busy ever since, as bandleader with Johnny Marr and the Healers, working with Neil Finn, the Cribs, Modest Mouse and other creative projects.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
In the 1960s, surf rockers ran their jangly guitars through reverb units to create sonic textures that washed over listeners like waves, paired with dark, propulsive picking that spoke to the danger that lurked below.
—Hazlitt, 23 Nov. 2022
Leithauser’s signature howl and Barrick’s insistent drumming often contrasted with Martin’s and Bauer’s warm organs and plinking pianos, while Maroon’s jangly guitars could attack and comfort in equal measure.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Byrne’s sinewy, smooth and confident voice hovers above jangly guitars and hazy production.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 May 2023
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 May 2025
They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing.
—Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
Marr, with his jangly guitar style that influenced a generation of indie artists, has been busy ever since, as bandleader with Johnny Marr and the Healers, working with Neil Finn, the Cribs, Modest Mouse and other creative projects.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
In the 1960s, surf rockers ran their jangly guitars through reverb units to create sonic textures that washed over listeners like waves, paired with dark, propulsive picking that spoke to the danger that lurked below.
—Hazlitt, 23 Nov. 2022
Leithauser’s signature howl and Barrick’s insistent drumming often contrasted with Martin’s and Bauer’s warm organs and plinking pianos, while Maroon’s jangly guitars could attack and comfort in equal measure.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Byrne’s sinewy, smooth and confident voice hovers above jangly guitars and hazy production.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangly
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This strident belief that languages shape our thinking is referred to as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which is also informally known as Whorfianism, see my detailed discussion at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Some strident Trump supporters did greet his elevation with scorn.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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Israel also reportedly destroyed the Isfahan metallic uranium plant and claimed limited damage to facilities buried in the mountainside in Fordow; and targeted elimination of the top Iranian nuclear program managers, denying Iran the future human capital for its WMD aspirations.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Iridescent Moon Deep navy and inky black form the base of this cosmic collection, accentuated with metallic shimmer and midnight sparkle.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Videos on social media showed the group of drag artists walking into the theatre before the show began and being met with raucous applause.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Its aesthetic approach seldom lives up to its gestures toward camp as a guiding principle or its weighty themes (except, perhaps, in its surprisingly raucous final act).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Roberts brought in dissonant strings and brass for the K2 battle droids.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Less an adaptation than a dissonant echo of Carrollian logic, Alice is a marvel of handmade horror that channels the darker currents of adolescent imagination and, not unlike Us, treats the inner life of a child not as an innocent refuge but as haunted terrain.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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In the new TikTok, Siwa shows Hughes the video, which caught flack from haters for her raspy voice and unabashed confidence.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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With his almost 7-foot stature, visible skin lesions, heavy cloak, raspy voice, and big ol' broom mustache, the actor is virtually unrecognizable in the film's final cut.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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In its early days, it was reviled by some critics as a jarring intrusion on the genteel Georgian symmetry of the square.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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However, this is still a major feat for Adolescence, which had no major star power attached to its jarring story about a 13-year-old boy (played by breakout Owen Cooper) accused of stabbing a female classmate to death after being drawn into the online manosphere.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Baltimore deserves credit for stepping up and sending Tullis-Joyce the wrong way, particularly against a cacophonous backdrop of angry United fans behind that goal.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Jangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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