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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

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

This has brought more traffic and given the city a cacophonous soundtrack of honking horns.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Outside, the cacophonous uproar resumed louder than ever.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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