as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B
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Recent Examples of racket
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Even gear from sports stars can generate a frenzy: Roger Federer’s 2004 Wimbledon racket sold for over $100,000 at auction earlier this year—who knows, maybe it was snagged by a tennis lover who sold off their debenture.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
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Noun
After endorsing Head tennis rackets his entire career, Murray this spring started using a Yonex racket.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Maybe Carney’s climate racket enthusiasm hit a dead end like an electric car with no charging stations.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Even gear from sports stars can generate a frenzy: Roger Federer’s 2004 Wimbledon racket sold for over $100,000 at auction earlier this year—who knows, maybe it was snagged by a tennis lover who sold off their debenture.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racket
Noun
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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
Verb
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Both featured physical play that left players chirping and crowds energized.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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Birds chirped and traffic appeared normal — apart from the bustle at the local fire department in the center of town — as responders continued to manage the remains of the fireworks facility that exploded barely a mile away, just a few days before.—
Jake Goodrick
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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In the final moments of the broadcast, she was shown clinking glasses with Jay-Z as his wife, Beyoncé, accepted the night's top honor, album of the year, for the first time.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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In the crowd, her husband, Jay-Z, clinked glasses with fellow nominee Taylor Swift.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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
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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
Verb
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How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
19 June 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Helicopters clattered overhead as protesters fled the area to the honking of car horns and periodic cheers.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Murrow’s reporting and commentary were broadcast live and that’s a byword here as everything clatters with real-time rhythms.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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