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Recent Examples of twang
Don’t let the Texas twang in his speech fool you.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
At Denver's Swallow Hill BanjoFest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang filled the air.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Casaubonian in his learning and drive but without the tragic vanity, he was born in Pittsburgh in 1933 and raised in New York, inheriting from his Texan parents a pride in the Lone Star State, along with a lingering twang.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
At Denver's Swallow Hill BanjoFest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang filled the air.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Casaubonian in his learning and drive but without the tragic vanity, he was born in Pittsburgh in 1933 and raised in New York, inheriting from his Texan parents a pride in the Lone Star State, along with a lingering twang.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twang
Noun
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But not only does this texture work, combined with the sharp sourdough tang of the crust, the effect is stunning.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hunter Sauce is described as a sweet chili sauce with notes of chili, garlic and pepper, while Demon Sauce is a bold mustard sauce with heat and tang.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The snake struck and shook its tail to protect itself, releasing its notorious rattle warning.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Most people initially become aware of the reptiles by hearing their rattles, which the snakes use to try to scare off aggressors or to distract prey.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The jingles and sounders used to identify CBS News network programming heard on the stations for decades have also been part of the listening experience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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And expect a few jingles from the Fab Four.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The energy and excitement of a diverse crowd buzzes as silverware and glasses clink.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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At Stitch Club Atlanta's monthly gatherings, and weekly stitch nights at local needlepoint stores, needles click, glasses clink and conversations flow as dozens of women — and even a few pets — settle in for an evening of stitching, snacks and connection.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
23 Nov. 2025
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Parkinson, however, had other ideas after spotting a chink in the Chelsea armour.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In this suffocating atmosphere, people were looking for any chink in the wall, any possibility at all of stopping the war.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
2 Dec. 2025
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Juvenile bliss had long contoured this abrasive band, whose songs rattled like playgrounds, and whose shouts rang like the peals of petulant children.—
Samuel Hyland,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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The silence of the lake—save for the gentle peal of church bells on Sunday mornings and the plop of ducks plunging beneath the water surface—is a rare and unforgettable pleasure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Twang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twang. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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