cacophony
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Amid a cacophony of honking horns, the family struggles to identify the shuttle bus that will take them to their rental car.
From Barron's ⢠May 27, 2026
And in floundering the ending, “Undertone” reminds us that tranquility can be far more unsettling than a cacophony of sight and sound.
From Salon ⢠Mar. 15, 2026
“You’ll need this,” Lovett told a Times reporter as he handed out hardhats, walking his construction team through the still-raw hallways, shouting over a cacophony of circular saws.
From Los Angeles Times ⢠Mar. 5, 2026
But there was a cacophony of jeers and whistles throughout the break which lasted about a minute.
From BBC ⢠Mar. 2, 2026
Trees bowed in deep kowtows or broke their backs, a series of snaps like firecrackers popping, until one loud, sickening crack added to the cacophony in the sky.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing cacophony
Fahrenheit 451
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Grade 10, List 2
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