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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn /
NOUN
instrument that transforms sound waves into electric currents
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mic mike
STRONG
WEAK


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Upon retiring in 1992, Smith Jr. moved behind a microphone, teaming with Scott Kaplan on a popular radio show on the Mighty 1090, a station that went off the air in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

So when Burnham decided to break with tradition and make his inaugural address Monday accompanied by only a minimalist microphone stand, a vocal faction of the electorate worried they’d lose more than the lectern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"It's really important - that when somebody else tries to grab the microphone and diminish what you're doing - you grab it back."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Known as oto-acoustic emissions, these sounds can be detected by placing a sensitive microphone inside the ear canal.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Joe hadn’t built a drone that could fly a microphone up to Mom, in plain sight of the whole auditorium.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Journalists crowd together in the hope of hearing from him, microphones are thrust into the air and camera operators stretch above the crowd for the briefest glimpse of the game's biggest star.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The appeal of these models is hands-free cameras and built-in speakers and microphones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

It is being recorded as part of work harnessing hidden microphones, cameras and artificial intelligence to reveal the secrets of species living deep in the rainforest and help protect them.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

On the other days of the week, the teachers wore microphones that worked with her hearing aids somehow.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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