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ambient

[am-bee-uhnt] / ˈæm bi ənt /


ADJECTIVE
encompassing
Synonyms
NOUN
ambience
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Public and communal resources can be easy to undervalue precisely because so much of their worth is ambient.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The ambient temperatures around Monza, north-east of Milan, are expected to be in the mid-30C region all weekend.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“The amount varies markedly on individuals based on weight, sweat rates and ambient temperatures,” says Dr. Joseph G. Verbalis, chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Matthew Robert Cooper’s unnerving ambient score bleeds into the relentless dink-dink-dink of the Jeep’s strobing hazard lights.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

You push your cart a few feet, pause significantly with item in hand, frown at the ambient racks, then push on and repeat the process.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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