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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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The Lakers should honor him at a game by putting his name and microphone on a banner alongside Chick Hearn’s and let him announce Laaaker Girlsss one last time.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

I wish Hegseth were here to witness this, and not just because it’d mean he’d be away from a microphone.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

The rest of their conversation, captured on camera and live microphone, was hard to hear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Ho Chi Minh, a frail figure in his mid-fifties, with a wispy gray goatee, stepped toward the microphone.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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