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blaring

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verb

present participle of blare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blaring
Verb
An alarm can be heard blaring as the helicopter appears to be quickly losing altitude. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 But some of the best vaccine pushes in history were marked by factory whistles blaring, car horns honking, and people cheering for a cause bigger than themselves. — Adam Zimmerman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026 But the title track serves blaring Gaga-esque disco synth pop. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 When Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Caitlin Looby stepped into an elevator after work this summer, the doors got stuck before completely shutting, setting off a series of blaring emergency alarms. — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The last time the agents ripped through Little Village, fireworks, flash bangs and blaring car horns sounded up and down 26th Street for hours. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Citi Field adopted the feel-good single, blaring it over the speakers whenever a Met hit a home run. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 But at a time when this has become the norm, some want their baseball without a side of music blaring and the mascot doing donuts in the outfield on an ATV. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaring
Adjective
  • To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles were replaced with whoops and, in rather uncharacteristically British style, a standing ovation for the actor.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Kennedy Center is already running late, compared to past years, in announcing the honorees.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This week, City Hall and the DCLA are announcing an increase in funding for direct-support grants to artists, administered by each borough’s local arts council.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The sound is practically deafening, a loud metallic pang that cuts through the forest’s thick foliage.
    — Taylor Mitchell Brown, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • By the time Obsession made it to TIFF, the buzz on social media had become deafening.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Iran published a 14,390-word letter to Americans this week proclaiming the regime’s victory over the US, suggesting the two sides were no closer to resolving their seven-month war through diplomatic means.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham was asked about Underwood’s security in the starting job earlier this week and hardly offered up a ringing endorsement.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Martha-Mary Chapel, Sudbury Reverend Bryce (Toby Huss) presides over the town church, where mysterious ringing bells seem to indicate something dark is afoot.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Newsom added, in apparent reference to the 25th Amendment, a constitutional provision that establishes procedures for presidential succession and for replacing or declaring a President unable to perform their duties.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The data underscore concerns leaders expressed in September 2025 when declaring the city in fiscal distress.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cornwall’s ‘roaring future’ If the world is ever to get close to net zero, lithium will be at the centre of it, said The Times.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Without a quorum, agency staffers are limited to collecting and publishing campaign finance reports, answering questions from candidates about the law and fielding new complaints.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The volume of results stunned many mathematicians, while the way OpenAI has gone about tackling the problems and publishing the solutions divided the field.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Blaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaring. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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