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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


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Sound possesses power, whether you’ll be weary from dancing or blissed out from the frequencies massaging your nerves.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Dressed in a Newcastle football shirt, she got the biggest cheer of the morning when she dropped Sam Fender's That Sound.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Skye Newman, who won BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2026, and new wave indie singer Rachel Chinouriri also serenaded festivalgoers.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome U.S. dignitaries to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Sound from a source speeding toward a listener would become compressed and register at a higher pitch, while sound speeding away would be heard with a drop in its pitch.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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