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headphones

noun as in device for hearing sound

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“I put on the headphones, and I have never in my life had such a profound experience with music.”

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We imagine a stranger on the train will put their headphones on when we chat them up, so we stay silent even though most people are uplifted by conversation.

Headphones – I don’t use headphones on a regular basis, but they’re a necessity when traveling.

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It’s more than two hours before Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s football team plays in a Southern Section playoff game, and there’s one big teenager lying on his back at the 50-yard line with headphones on.

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He became almost an assistant coach, putting on headphones during games to help teammates.

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

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