as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient
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as in peripheral
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Recent Examples of ambient
Jon Pareles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Point Biotech has developed a handheld tumor-detecting tool that works even in ambient light, with the help of testing by researchers at Harvard Medical School.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The earbuds also have active noise cancelation with an ambient mode for being able to hear announcements or talk with someone without having to remove the earbuds.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Using advanced photovoltaic technology and fast-charging supercapacitors, the keyboard actually harnesses ambient light to store energy, eliminating the need for disposable batteries.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The track is a nearly motionless waltz, with dark ambient stirrings of distorted guitar, wafting toward relief or death.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Point Biotech has developed a handheld tumor-detecting tool that works even in ambient light, with the help of testing by researchers at Harvard Medical School.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The earbuds also have active noise cancelation with an ambient mode for being able to hear announcements or talk with someone without having to remove the earbuds.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Using advanced photovoltaic technology and fast-charging supercapacitors, the keyboard actually harnesses ambient light to store energy, eliminating the need for disposable batteries.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for ambient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambient
Noun
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Natural disasters force us to think about the diffuse damage caused by systemic neglect and unlivable environments over a period of time.—
Catherine Coleman Flowers,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bubb said that pilots operating in these conditions must undergo additional instruction to demonstrate their ability to manage the challenging environment.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The frames have a wonderfully wide field of view, with excellent peripheral vision.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Solanke were peripheral figures.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While many of the tax proposals relate to expirations in the 2017 Trump tax cuts, there’s no mention of the expiring marginal tax rates or standard deduction, suggesting the extensions may be under consideration separately.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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President Trump will likely receive a marginal boost, mostly from lukewarm partisans on both sides.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The film captures the atmosphere of Iran in the 1980s and ’90s remarkably well for having been shot in Italy and directed by an Israeli who has never set foot in the country.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Its woodsy accents and cozy atmosphere are sure to draw you in.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The main selling point of our domains may be the metaphor or emotional invocations, so the connection to keywords is tangential or opaque.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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That inadvertently led to one of the darkest tangential consequences of the building of the Sydney Opera House.—
Michael Y. Park,
Architectural Digest,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The display rooms chronicle the political climate of the 1920s and ’30s.—
Laurel Graeber,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite the cold start to the week, weather experts predict that Florida's climate will return to normal seasonal temperatures as the cold front moves eastward.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Not to mention that several reported on-road issues, as well as faced uncertainty surround regulations and liabilities.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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But hiking in this gem of Appalachia and surround wilderness areas are back in full swing.—
Erica Zazo,
Outside Online,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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By 1643, René Descartes had discovered a simple relationship between the curvatures of any four circles that are tangent to each other.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Aug. 2023
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That leaves us with the tangent function.—
Rhett Allain,
Wired,
14 Mar. 2022
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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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