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earphones

NOUN
device for hearing sound
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She responded by putting on her earphones and listening to music.

From BBC May 17, 2026

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

“I was back in New York, and I was walking down the street and a guy looked up at me, pulled earphones out of his head and said, ‘Hey … you’re on my iPod!’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2025

Each participant wore earphones to hear both their taps and their partner's taps, and they had to anticipate their partner's movements.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

Nately ripped offhis hat and earphones in one jubilant sweep and began rocking back and forth happily like a handsome child in a high chair.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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