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cacophonous

[kuh-kof-uh-nuhs] / kəˈkɒf ə nəs /


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It’s already quite hot inside my shoebox apartment as the radiators clank away, drowning out my upstairs neighbor’s heavy footsteps with their cacophonous symphony.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The spicy pitch played its part, as did the cacophonous atmosphere created by 51,531 inside the colossal Perth Stadium.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

In my little corner of Silver Lake, 7 p.m. commenced a daily cacophonous communal concert of pots and pans banging, trombones and trumpets blaring, dogs and coyotes howling: a grateful group roar.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

In our cacophonous era, a library provides the solace of one author’s voice whispering into one reader’s ear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

She approached the cacophonous sleeper, now on his side.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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