as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake
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Recent Examples of stentorian
Gone is the grave, stentorian tone of Biden’s news releases.
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Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
But its structure is traditional and its bursts of emotion, from stentorian speeches to frantic embraces and fistfights, can seem over the top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
Filmed while pregnant with her first daughter, the comedian cracks wry, filthy, and culturally specific jokes in a stentorian voice with equal shades of formidability and shrewd wit.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
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Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
But its structure is traditional and its bursts of emotion, from stentorian speeches to frantic embraces and fistfights, can seem over the top.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
Filmed while pregnant with her first daughter, the comedian cracks wry, filthy, and culturally specific jokes in a stentorian voice with equal shades of formidability and shrewd wit.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stentorian
Adjective
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the struggles that the Florida State Seminoles have gone through this season following their opening upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, calls have begun getting louder for the program to consider firing head coach Mike Norvell.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those calls will only become more deafening unless the Mavs start winning games in bunches.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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That was the sound of Blackwell’s game-deciding block, followed by the deafening final eruption from the stands of Allegiant Stadium.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer is here to provide a ringing endorsement.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the first five innings Tuesday were a ringing endorsement for the Dodgers’ cautious approach to Ohtani’s rehab and return from a second Tommy John surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Stentorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stentorian. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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