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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpetlike
Adjective
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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For a metro growing as fast as Charlotte, stores that survive will have clear identity on price, in-store experience or convenience, Lempert said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The board terminated him, and now, for this latest incident to happen, the school board is sending another clear message.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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What follows below are six of the most brazen art heists ever pulled off, from the crime that accidentally made The Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world to the Romanian kitchen where a Picasso may have gone up in smoke.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Dutch authorities on Thursday showed off a recovered priceless gold 2,500-year-old helmet from Romania that was stolen last year during a brazen heist in the Netherlands.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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These will prompt the most vociferous and pointed outcry.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The denials were only more vociferous at the idea of using them off-label for someone like Mundo.—
Eric Boodman,
STAT,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Better yet, visit at the end of September for the Feile Tilting, a celebration of the Titling community’s irish heritage that culminates in what is rumored to be a pretty raucous shed crawl.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The raucous comedy, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and Mekki Leeper among others, follows nurses and doctors in an underfunded hospital.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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His team, which includes his advisor Atsushi Shirane and Masaya Miyahara of Japan’s High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), is aiming to develop a wireless system for controlling robots in this harsh environment.—
Katherine Bourzac,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Items that are wind-resistant and waterproof will be good for use in many harsh weather conditions in which the user would need protection.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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And when intelligence confirms that one of their vessels is engaged in armed smuggling operations, the president need not convene an obstreperous congressional committee before acting in such a manner to defend the American people.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Trumpetlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpetlike. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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