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clarion

[klar-ee-uhn] / ˈklær i ən /
ADJECTIVE
clear, stirring sound
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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He prayed that alliance would continue to defend its shared values "with our partners in Europe and the Commonwealth and across the world" and that "we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The former is supremely catchy, with a clarion guest vocal from singer Brent Faiyaz, and the latter, hazy and psychedelic, has a soul-inflected hook courtesy of singer Thundercat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

His expansive vision of the ’80s rings out like a clarion call for a new era of rigorous artistic engagement with the unknowable and the unseen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

We need to loudly and proudly make the dignity of work, and the character it builds, the clarion call of our party.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

The Dawn soon took her throne of gold, and Lord Menelaos, clarion in battle, rose from where he lay beside the beauty of Helen with her shining hair.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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