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ambient

[am-bee-uhnt] / ˈæm bi ənt /


ADJECTIVE
encompassing
Synonyms
NOUN
ambience
Synonyms






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“The amount varies markedly on individuals based on weight, sweat rates and ambient temperatures,” says Dr. Joseph G. Verbalis, chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

North London-born Orbit, who real name was William Wainwright, helped to reinvigorate Madonna's career in 1998 with the album Ray of Light, which blended electronic dance music and ambient techno with pop and trip-hop.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Because ambient noise tomography can survey large underground regions relatively quickly and inexpensively, it may provide a useful way to search for geothermal energy and mineral resources.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

For years, I would come home from figure-skating practice bruised from falling, exhausted from trying not to fall and tender from the ambient heartache of being a teenager.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

As she adjusted to the scant ambient light, she was able to make out dark hair spilled across the pillow, but little more than that.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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