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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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He choked up and stepped away from the microphone, before adding: "It's my brothers. I don't want to talk about it."

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

Pegasus can be installed surreptitiously onto a target's smartphone and read messages, geolocate and secretly turn on the device's camera and microphone -- effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Kwame strolls onstage with a microphone to warm up the crowd.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

They feature cameras along with tiny speakers and microphones, but no screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 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

Starmer was in front of the cameras on Friday, visiting a police station before the planned protests this weekend, but not in front of microphones.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Interior Secretary Ickes stepped up to the bank of microphones.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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