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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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Look again at that Knicks video, and you’ll see the Kalshi logo on the fan’s microphone and the dancing robot’s jersey.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

In Seattle's Ballard district, a drag queen was wielding a microphone and putting on a show ahead of the World Cup meeting of Iran and Egypt.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

As he played the instrumental at the end of a session, Madonna said, "Just switch on the microphone, I think I've got an idea," he told Norton.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

More than 30 of them, including doctors, engineers, teachers and self-proclaimed tech advocates, took to the microphone to plead their case, drawing cheers from their supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

But a bearded Russian named Alex Goldfarb, a rumpled-looking microbiologist, leaned over his microphone and, in his accented English, startled everyone by saying, “So, Russia is a TB nightmare.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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