deafening
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He stepped to the line and breathed deep in the face of a deafening Knicks crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“I think that silence is deafening in a lot of ways for crypto.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Those who were standing comprised the capacity audience, their cheers deafening.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Fireworks could be heard along with the deafening sound of the vuvuzelas.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The dragon passed like an express train, turned a somersault, and burst over Bywater with a deafening explosion.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Unit 1, Week 5
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