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clarion

[klar-ee-uhn] / ˈklær i ən /
ADJECTIVE
clear, stirring sound
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The former is supremely catchy, with a clarion guest vocal from singer Brent Faiyaz, and the latter, hazy and psychedelic, has a soul-inflected hook courtesy of singer Thundercat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

It’s this clarion voice that we’re hearing from her more and more.

From Slate ● May 23, 2025

His expansive vision of the ’80s rings out like a clarion call for a new era of rigorous artistic engagement with the unknowable and the unseen.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

Lord Watson, former deputy leader of the Labour Party and clearly a fan of Sir Elton, reeled off a string of song lyrics urging ministers to heed "the clarion cry of this country's creators".

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

At this the tall king, clarion in battle, called to his lady and her waiting women to give them breakfast from the larder stores.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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