as in vocal
sounding harsh, forceful, and unpleasant
They heard their boss's strident voice from down the hall. The critical questions began to anger the professor and the tone of her answers became noticeably more strident.
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Recent Examples of strident
Until these vexing unknowns are figured out, AI for mental health will be in an uneasy position and subject to strident criticisms and concerns.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Even former officials in the delegation were strident, like former vice minister of foreign affairs Cui Tiankai, who maintained Beijing’s position that cross-strait tensions were a matter of territorial integrity and national unity for China.
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Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Mihai and Lisbet are evangelical Christians, and from the start their spiritual fervor brushes up against the town’s likewise strident liberal and progressive pieties.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
Long a refrain of strident progressives and good-government reformers, accusations that political rivals are self-dealing or bought by special interests have become a mainstay of Democratic primaries.
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Matt Brown,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Even former officials in the delegation were strident, like former vice minister of foreign affairs Cui Tiankai, who maintained Beijing’s position that cross-strait tensions were a matter of territorial integrity and national unity for China.
—
Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Mihai and Lisbet are evangelical Christians, and from the start their spiritual fervor brushes up against the town’s likewise strident liberal and progressive pieties.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
Long a refrain of strident progressives and good-government reformers, accusations that political rivals are self-dealing or bought by special interests have become a mainstay of Democratic primaries.
—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strident
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The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
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During the primary the two contenders agreed on most issues, but Valdez argued throughout the campaign that Reynoso wasn't outspoken enough.
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Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat.
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After Tuesday night’s noisy earnings report, FedEx is down around 1% in midmorning trading, off its lows of the session.
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McGee also prioritizes authentic community on platforms like Substack over noisy social media.
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This shows a blatant disregard for the integrity of our borders.
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Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
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“Strident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strident. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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