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xylophone

[zahy-luh-fohn] / ˈzaɪ ləˌfoʊn /
NOUN
percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets
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NOUN
instrument
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At St. Anne School in Santa Monica, I watched Cummins harness the squirmy energy of second-graders wielding xylophone mallets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024

The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023

Their collaboration, “Odyssey,” finds common ground in synthesizer-centered 1980s pop, specifically Talking Heads’ 1980 “Once in a Lifetime” plus a lot of marimba or xylophone overdubs.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Rachel threw a xylophone, but the demon just swatted that away, too.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan



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