as in acoustical
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily
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Recent Examples of auditory
Maybe more important from a sonic perspective, those two million acres are buffered by Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, so the forest sits in the heart of a massive complex of public lands that has very few auditory distractions.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Once the auditory test got under way, Tina, for the first time, was approving.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
His psychological symptoms—memory loss, disorientation, auditory hallucinations—mirror the real-world phenomenon of Havana Syndrome, which has afflicted U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers with unexplained neurological issues.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The result will be an anthology that showcases the diversity and creativity of the host regions, offering fans a unique auditory journey through the tournament’s 16 locations.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Once the auditory test got under way, Tina, for the first time, was approving.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
His psychological symptoms—memory loss, disorientation, auditory hallucinations—mirror the real-world phenomenon of Havana Syndrome, which has afflicted U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers with unexplained neurological issues.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The result will be an anthology that showcases the diversity and creativity of the host regions, offering fans a unique auditory journey through the tournament’s 16 locations.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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He was medically retired at the age of 25, trading in his glove for a carpenter’s square to install acoustic ceilings.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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Studying 27 separate stars in our galaxy’s Open Cluster M67, the authors of the paper found that a star’s acoustic frequencies stop fluctuating at a specific point in its lifespan, allowing scientists to identify the age of a star with a stagnating sound.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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That aural reminder punctuates my days now, and frequently startles me.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Red, yellow, baby blue, fluorescent green, magenta, gray: The quartet’s look mirrored the aural character of the music’s tones.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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Each muscle is responsible for a different movement: the anterior auricular muscle pulls the ear forward, the superior auricular muscle lifts it slightly, and the posterior auricular muscle pulls it backward.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.—
Chris Bieri,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 June 2023
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With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.—
Michael Muchmore,
PCMAG,
7 June 2022
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The hum of an air conditioner on the wall is the only perceptible sound inside the witness room, where a curtain covers a large pane-glass window that separates us in the gallery from the death chamber.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is because oxygen levels are not directly perceptible to the brain.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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