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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

Shaun Keaveny and Darius Rucker, who have been deputising for Harris during his cancer treatment, will remain as hosts of Sound of the 70s and the Country Show, respectively.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

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

She brings it inside, with the coupons for Papa Murphy’s and QFC and the Puget Sound Energy bill.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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