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sounds





VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


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In sum, it all sounds less like a good-faith effort to invigorate a vital newsmagazine for modern times—and more like an effort to have it fall apart, piece by piece.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Its baroque, acoustic sounds of a pastoral countryside in ye olde England mesh disturbingly well with softly sung, darkly opaque lyrics.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

That sounds modest but isn’t, as these things go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Put all together it sounds alarming—a peak in prices normally indicates the memory-chip industry is primed a downturn in its boom-and-bust cycle.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Shortly before dark a new sound rose above the sounds of wind and wave.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell



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