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megaphone

[meg-uh-fohn] / ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn /
NOUN
loudspeaker
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A few settlers in anoraks come out to wave to us from the shore and President Jedlička, communicating via megaphone, presents one of the settlers with an official medal.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

As her fellow lawmakers cast the last votes to pass the map, Nixon yelled into a hot pink megaphone, accusing her fellow lawmakers of violating the state constitution.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

He used his incredibly powerful megaphone to question the integrity of a rival with whom he is locked in fierce competition for investors, talent and customers during a historic tech boom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

“Stay out of the street. You will not block traffic today,” an officer said through a megaphone.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

By 1935 Moch wielded the megaphone in the JV boat that contended with Joe and the other sophomores for varsity status that season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Often, he says, he walks the halls in New York and New Jersey offices in search of AI tinkerers whom he can turn into companywide megaphones helping to spread the good word.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

“I know when law is not enforced what chaos and corruption results,” said Chotev, as protesters shouted into megaphones nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

Religious speakers made an appearance, as well, with their own signs and megaphones, adding to the noise.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

In a news release, the university said the protesters had violated school policy on Friday by setting up tents on the lawn and by using megaphones.

From New York Times May 4, 2024

Stories spread that his men were patrolling the streets in pickup trucks, shouting his orders from megaphones.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Business groups, including agricultural operations, also megaphoned their displeasure.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2023

But it is the quality of the show itself, megaphoned by reviews and word of mouth, that made it into the semi-hit it is.

From New York Times May 9, 2018

Sometimes clashes arise with headphone-wearing runners who are blasting tunes at such a volume that they can’t hear the megaphoned voices of announcers or the directions offered by volunteers.

From The New Yorker Nov. 4, 2016

“Do you feel safer?” megaphoned Louise Hainline, the president of Neighbors for a Better Bike Lane, the group that organized the protest.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2010

Piper megaphoned after him: “Maniac! Come back! We was just kidding! You don’t have to!”

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Writing in The Times, Mr. Crowther declared that “Mr. Preminger’s megaphoning and some expert photography have resulted in a most vivid blend of action and New York City backgrounds.”

From New York Times May 26, 2016

Inflammatory health scares are generally not the fault of a public health official trying to provide the facts but the media megaphoning said facts and using the official for hyped soundbites.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2016

"Health complaints were as rare as proverbial rocking horse droppings until the scare-mongering groups began megaphoning their apocalyptic, scary messages to rural residents," says study author Simon Chapman.

From Slate Mar. 20, 2013

Then back came the shadow again, and a voice was megaphoning, not from below or in the rear but from right overhead.

From Our Pilots in the Air by Brown, William Perry

Our steamer-chair audience has often begged us to announce the composer and the name of each selection as we go along, and we usually appoint somebody to do this, megaphoning the titles through the window.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Warner, Frances Lester




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