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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


Example Sentences

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During production, Brantley was on set with a microphone and a monitor so that he could see what the camera was shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"He WAS internationally known and he DID rock the microphone," comedian Dane Cook wrote on X.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The Google’s so-called "audio glasses" will be equipped with a microphone, camera and small speaker, and will allow users to make calls, listen to music, take photos and chat with the Gemini AI assistant.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The microphone crackles to life above our heads.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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