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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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At a wedding reception, Rick reluctantly agrees to share a microphone onstage after the newlyweds beg him to let a friend join his band for a number or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Over a microphone, designer Callie Kinnan describes her decision to resew the entire garment in a new material: “The stretch mesh didn’t work. It kept warping when I sewed.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She seemed to draw genuine laughter after a microphone in the courtroom stopped working last week.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But things turned strange the morning of April 12, when the ship's captain announced into a microphone that a passenger had died.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

His voice, deep and upbeat, boomed through the church without a microphone.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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