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headphone

noun as in headphones

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Ahead of the album's release, the singer advised fans to play Lux on headphones in a darkened room, calling it an antidote to TikTok trends and viral videos.

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They’d all been prodded and tested, examined inside and out, and given fiendishly difficult tasks such as solving math problems while wearing headphones through which a friendly voice whispered incorrect answers.

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Eight of the accused, aged 23 to 45, appeared in court on Tuesday wearing headphones to follow a translation of the proceedings, which opened with the names of the 65 people aboard the overloaded boat.

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Matt Kingston took his headphones out as he saw a group of people heading his way in coach H and also began running down the train.

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“I don’t wear headphones; I like to have conversations. You meet someone new and they’re putting something permanent on you that will change you forever. It’s a very deep connection.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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