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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


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Television hosts must translate complex issues into easily digestible sound bites, said Republican strategist Matt Klink.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Influences come in from all over—jazz included—and yet its sound is the band’s alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At first glance, grooves on fossil teeth may sound trivial.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

It is time to face the fact that Gregg failed to put the death penalty on a sound footing and that nothing can improve on Gregg’s frailties.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

She didn’t push, and we drove home to the sound of the wipers wiping away the misty fog that was rolling along the ground.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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