as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas
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Noun
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One of the Harley-Davidson Homecoming festival’s centerpiece attractions — concerts in Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee — ended not with a roar but with a whimper July 11, and abruptly, when the concerts were canceled around 6 p.m. due to approaching storms.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025 -
So the approving roar was, in part, driven by relief and hope for a team Amaya Papaya win.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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Trains going into and out of the city’s main station rattle past its rooftop playground and restaurant.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The Nothing Headphone 1’s ANC works very well at suppressing ambient noise like public chatter or airplane engines.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And this weekend, seven stories cut through the noise in a league that somehow stays wired 24/7.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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There was the usual chatter about 'whether to rest the starters or not', but they good guys weren't going to lay down and hand those cocky Patriots a 16-0 record.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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If the enthusiasm for the F1 flick may have helped rev up ESPN2’s British Grand Prix deliveries—the July 6 race, won by McLaren’s Lando Norris, averaged 1.5 million viewers, up 19% versus the year-ago telecast—Cue’s offer may well supersede any chatter about linear TV ratings.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 July 2025
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Fritz played exceedingly well, conjuring a quality with his neon-orange racket frame that would have been good enough to overcome almost any foe on grass.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Not even Djokovic, 38 and a seven-time Wimbledon champion, who shook his racket against the dying of the light on Centre Court.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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As a child growing up in suburban Las Vegas, far from the din of the Strip, Patel knew little of what his dad did because of his father’s security clearance.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Yet above that din is a more complicated picture of how AI is currently affecting hiring.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
4 July 2025
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“Bowwow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowwow. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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