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Definitions

microphone

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


Example Sentences

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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

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

A robot pet that can walk into any room of your house, always regarding you with cute camera eyes and sensitive microphone ears, could easily threaten our privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A gold microphone used by Mercury during a 1982 Top of the Pops performance made £151,200.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

He’s brought a microphone and a chair with him that he places at the center of the stage.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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