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cacophony

[kuh-kof-uh-nee] / kəˈkɒf ə ni /
NOUN
dissonance
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So, too, did all of his department heads on their own fiefdoms and the oddball band Tune-Yards on the score, a cacophony of circus oompahs, mouth harps and kazoos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

But there was a cacophony of jeers and whistles throughout the break which lasted about a minute.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The Empire State Building in bustling Manhattan is now equipped with super sensitive microphones, tuning into bird calls and the slightest flutter of insects amid the cacophony of the concrete jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They opened it and found themselves standing at the junction of two corridors, bathed in a cacophony of monkey cries.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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