strident
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Strident moral positions and overheated rhetoric are features of student activism, which is sometimes effective and at other times purely symbolic; every generation, it’s fair to say, inherits or creates its own iteration.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024
Strident public protests led to the ouster of then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
Strident, compressed guitars now underpinned his biggest hits, including another breakup masterpiece with Kelly Clarkson, as well as a string of songs with Pink.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2019
Strident speeches are great for rallying the base and energizing the activists who are already on your side, but they tend to turn off the people who are "gettable" but not yet persuaded.
From US News • May 20, 2015
The Strident Voice The king has golden dishes filled with dainties.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
Vocabulary lists containing strident
Lord of the Flies
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A Raisin in the Sun
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Grade 12, List 2
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