deafening
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They say requests for information were met with a "deafening silence" in the weeks between Sharma's original memo and the eventual layoffs.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The music and cheers blur into a low hum, drowned out by the deafening sound of a ticking clock only Jack can hear.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Ever since he became a lightning rod at the last World Cup, the noise around Reyna had been deafening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Vijay Sengal still remembers the deafening sound when the plane came down.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Anya rolled to her back, gasping as the silence of the swamp became deafening.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing deafening
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Unit 1, Week 5
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