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megaphone

[meg-uh-fohn] / ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn /
NOUN
loudspeaker
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Shortly before noon, Clarke used a megaphone to read aloud the names of the dozens who have died.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

"Family members must stay in the waiting room," the employee shouted through a megaphone, reminding relatives that they were lucky to be alive.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

As her fellow lawmakers cast the last votes to pass the map, Nixon yelled into a hot pink megaphone, accusing her fellow lawmakers of violating the state constitution.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

He used his incredibly powerful megaphone to question the integrity of a rival with whom he is locked in fierce competition for investors, talent and customers during a historic tech boom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

“Seventy-forty to Hufflepuff!” barked Professor McGonagall into Luna’s megaphone.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

High finance has always had its celebrity investors, from Carl Icahn to Bill Ackman, who use media exposure as their personal megaphones, often to talk their books.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

In Zhuhai, police patrolled the streets with sirens and megaphones, telling people to stay at home.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

“I know when law is not enforced what chaos and corruption results,” said Chotev, as protesters shouted into megaphones nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

In a news release, the university said the protesters had violated school policy on Friday by setting up tents on the lawn and by using megaphones.

From New York Times May 4, 2024

Stories spread that his men were patrolling the streets in pickup trucks, shouting his orders from megaphones.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Business groups, including agricultural operations, also megaphoned their displeasure.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2023

But it is the quality of the show itself, megaphoned by reviews and word of mouth, that made it into the semi-hit it is.

From New York Times May 9, 2018

Sometimes clashes arise with headphone-wearing runners who are blasting tunes at such a volume that they can’t hear the megaphoned voices of announcers or the directions offered by volunteers.

From The New Yorker Nov. 4, 2016

“Do you feel safer?” megaphoned Louise Hainline, the president of Neighbors for a Better Bike Lane, the group that organized the protest.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2010

Piper megaphoned after him: “Maniac! Come back! We was just kidding! You don’t have to!”

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Writing in The Times, Mr. Crowther declared that “Mr. Preminger’s megaphoning and some expert photography have resulted in a most vivid blend of action and New York City backgrounds.”

From New York Times May 26, 2016

Inflammatory health scares are generally not the fault of a public health official trying to provide the facts but the media megaphoning said facts and using the official for hyped soundbites.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2016

"Health complaints were as rare as proverbial rocking horse droppings until the scare-mongering groups began megaphoning their apocalyptic, scary messages to rural residents," says study author Simon Chapman.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2013

Then back came the shadow again, and a voice was megaphoning, not from below or in the rear but from right overhead.

From Our Pilots in the Air by William Perry Brown

Our steamer-chair audience has often begged us to announce the composer and the name of each selection as we go along, and we usually appoint somebody to do this, megaphoning the titles through the window.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Frances Lester Warner




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