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Recent Examples of earful
Two days into preseason practice, San Diego State offensive line coach Mike Goff was giving the linemen an earful.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
Not surprisingly, Matt Wayne had an earful of complaints and concerns — from the payroll fiasco and peeling paint to a lack of custodians, mental health services and permanent teachers as well as questions about school safety.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
Regardless of his depth of feeling in his return to Boston Monday, Cassidy still got an earful from Bruins' fans.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022
Not surprisingly, Matt Wayne had an earful of complaints and concerns — from the payroll fiasco and peeling paint to a lack of custodians, mental health services and permanent teachers as well as questions about school safety.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earful
Noun
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Trump delivered the broadside on Truth Social two hours after the Fed opted to maintain a key interest rate at its current level.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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The written broadside that the agency’s top immigration official leveled against her own employees underscored the shift underway.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thomas helped to lead a 3-point barrage when the Nets handed the Kings a 108-103 loss on Nov. 24 in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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It’s all covered in obsessive detail in the upcoming anniversary doc, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, one of a barrage of specials and look-backs celebrating the pioneering sketch show’s storied history.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That devastating opening salvo was the most airstrikes in a single day carried out in the air force’s history, which is saying something considering that history includes the game-changing 1967 Six Day War.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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This ideological salvo greatly enhanced Deng’s position in the intraparty struggle with Hua’s faction and helped lead to Deng’s eventually becoming China’s paramount leader in 1978.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What about Chase answering Jackson’s fusillade with 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the second half, even as the Ravens knew Joe Burrow would be looking for No. 1 on all the biggest downs?—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Nov. 2024
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Like a similar fusillade from Tehran in April, the main effect of the barrage was to stoke worries that Israel’s retaliation would ignite a regional war that drags in the United States, and opens whole new realms of uncertainty.—
Yasmeen Serhan,
TIME,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Never one to hide her emotions, Sabalenka kicked a ball after netting a volley and dropped her racket after missing an overhead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Some of the crowd booed after Djokovic netted a forehand volley on set point and then walked to the net to shake hands with Zverev.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Some perspective: In 37 games last season, SDSU’s opponents attempted at least seven more free throws only once, and that was 11 at New Mexico amid a flurry of questionable calls.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Extreme weather plays a role too, Gardner says, with natural disasters like hail and wind leading to a spike in claims in several states. State policies also matter.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Just this year, a 12-year-old girl was killed in a hail of bullets and a retired minister and her grandson were slain in an execution-style murder.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The sound of the cannonade continued without any break.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug. 2024
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Artillery cannonade from both sides is heard around the clock.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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“Earful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earful. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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