cacophony
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Amid a cacophony of honking horns, the family struggles to identify the shuttle bus that will take them to their rental car.
From Barron's ⢠May 27, 2026
And in floundering the ending, “Undertone” reminds us that tranquility can be far more unsettling than a cacophony of sight and sound.
From Salon ⢠Mar. 15, 2026
With the rapturous cacophony this scene brings to mind, it is surprising to learn that Payawal created all of her pieces in silence.
From Los Angeles Times ⢠Mar. 13, 2026
But there was a cacophony of jeers and whistles throughout the break which lasted about a minute.
From BBC ⢠Mar. 2, 2026
It can be reasonably assumed that she was surrounded by a frightening cacophony of sounds — wood igniting and burning wildly, the glass of windows exploding, stairways and ceilings collapsing.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing cacophony
Fahrenheit 451
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Rhetoric
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Grade 10, List 2
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