dissonant
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Describing July 4, 1776, as an anticlimax might strike a dissonant note for most Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
As dissonant as these authors and their powerful books might seem, I found value in reading them as a pair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Experts say that the merger strikes a dissonant chord from a branding perspective too.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
They are playing Mozart, but with a weird, dissonant arrangement of mandolins, accordions and a snare drum.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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