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
Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2018, Forbes cited a study from Denmark that determined that people who regularly play racket sports could extend their lives.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
Law enforcement authorities considered Torres, 59, the most powerful Mexican Mafia member in the San Fernando Valley and a key figure behind Los Angeles County jail rackets occurring at the time of his death on July 6, 2023.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2018, Forbes cited a study from Denmark that determined that people who regularly play racket sports could extend their lives.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
After endorsing Head tennis rackets his entire career, Murray this spring started using a Yonex racket.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racket
Noun
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The Trump administration has made a great deal of noise about shifting our defense focus toward China and the Indo-Pacific region.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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For that reason, in trying to determine which stocks may be worth nibbling on, taking a more holistic and qualitative view can help cut through the noise.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Like new worlds where height flows in one direction only, as time does here on Earth, such that once traversed, that perch can’t be chirped upon again.—
Laura Kolbe,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2025
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This weekend is the first weekend of spring, and the birds are chirping.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak.—
Clark Hodgin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Researchers also found a wooden rattle that was used as a gas alarm in the crater of a bomb explosion.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As seen in a video shared on X by royal reporter Rebecca English, the King and Queen clinked their drinks together before sipping it down in one go.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The roars crescendoed in the bottom of the first as Tatis led off with a single, Tatis and Machado each stole a base and Merrill, after falling behind 0-2 against Sale, one-handed a two-run single into center field.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The nervous dread subsided, for once, and the roars returned as the Sox triumphed.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But against an Indiana team that didn’t even have Benedict Mathurin, who fouled out with minutes to play, TJ McConnell managed to get a layup to tie the game with five seconds left, and Edwards’ attempt to win the game at the horn clanked off the iron.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2025
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Altuve never stood in the outfield, but has still played 14 seasons in the ballpark and bore witness to countless fly balls clanking off the 19-foot tall left field wall.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Related Articles Over the weekend, there was a lot of online chatter about Elliott either closing his business or selling it to Authentic Brands Group.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The last week has been a lot of chatter on the matter.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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He was injured when Antonio Nusa, his then team-mate at Club Bruges, clattered into him during a game.—
Adam Leventhal,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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