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ambient

[am-bee-uhnt] / ˈæm bi ənt /


ADJECTIVE
encompassing
Synonyms
NOUN
ambience
Synonyms






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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

He found that raising the barbecue from the sand kept it closer to the ambient temperature.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The eerie ambient music that drives “Obsession” — so artfully serrated and delicately mangled by Burwell — emerged from a counterintuitive creative nuance that AI could never capture.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

While the tracks blend without interruption, many are stitched together with brief ambient interludes, during which Madonna often offers spiritual incantations about the healing power of music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Movements and the rustle of clothing, the tapping of feet, the ambient whispering, suddenly stopped.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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