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earsplitting

[eer-split-ing] / ˈɪərˌsplɪt ɪŋ /


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In Meggison’s case, the incessant bills and collection calls, coupled with the anguish of divorce, were like an earsplitting noise she couldn’t quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In Alexis Scheer’s “Breaking the Story,” which opened on Tuesday at Second Stage Theater, the initial bang is an earsplitting doozy: an explosion that throws a war journalist and her videographer to the ground.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Walker fondly recalls those glory seasons, when the Phillies made consecutive World Series trips in 2008 and 2009, and all the excitement, the earsplitting noise that made Citizens Bank Park the place to be.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023

Instead, they embraced every shred of criticism, no matter how pointed or earsplitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

At the same time, an earsplitting alarm goes off, echoing all across the world.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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