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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

A cacophonous, wraparound self-portrait more than 40 feet tall by 70 feet long, it’s not just a visual assault, it’s too massive to be experienced in its setting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Her uncle Steve Segner owned the shop, and she grew to appreciate the cacophonous menagerie of birds and loose crickets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

The politics of the 1790s was a truly cacophonous affair.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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