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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn /
NOUN
instrument that transforms sound waves into electric currents
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mic mike
STRONG
WEAK


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Upon retiring in 1992, Smith Jr. moved behind a microphone, teaming with Scott Kaplan on a popular radio show on the Mighty 1090, a station that went off the air in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"It's really important - that when somebody else tries to grab the microphone and diminish what you're doing - you grab it back."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“We won’t be getting those voters,” the woman shouted into the microphone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Known as oto-acoustic emissions, these sounds can be detected by placing a sensitive microphone inside the ear canal.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt hid a microphone in a lamp on his desk in the Oval Office, and another in a telephone.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

They look just like ordinary spectacles or sunglasses but contain tiny cameras, microphones and batteries - and can access the internet, usually by pairing with a phone.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Zito has been in touch with park technicians near his home, noting they are sitting with microphones and equipment to capture sonic readings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“Shaping Sounds” offers considerable technical information about microphones, recording equipment and studio layout—a valuable document from the era of analog recording.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

AFP joined conservationists, rangers and locals this month as they retrieved and replaced cameras and microphones in the forest.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

I even imagined hidden microphones in the bushes that would broadcast my confession to the whole town.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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