as in acoustical
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily
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Recent Examples of auditory
By combining advanced language processing with visual and auditory capabilities, and envisioning how AI could help people throughout their day, Microsoft is aiming to become the go-to AI platform for both work and personal life.
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Visual and auditory distortion: Users may experience altered perception of sounds and sights.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Sep. 2024
Peppa Pig' Jenna Fletcher finds Peppa Pig intolerable from an auditory perspective.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
Next to the gallery, David Lampley sells vintage clothes at the Impossible Railroad Trading Post and serves as director of auditory and visual experiences for the hotel.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Visual and auditory distortion: Users may experience altered perception of sounds and sights.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Sep. 2024
Peppa Pig' Jenna Fletcher finds Peppa Pig intolerable from an auditory perspective.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
Next to the gallery, David Lampley sells vintage clothes at the Impossible Railroad Trading Post and serves as director of auditory and visual experiences for the hotel.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
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With his hair knotted up in a pair of double-dutch braids and rocking a baggy black suit with white flames at the knees, MGK ripped through his amped version of the song while strumming a red acoustic guitar.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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That was the year where, at the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan debuted his electric set in a musical style that would come to define his career, previously acoustic guitar-based.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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With an awed expression and misty eyes, Swift marveled at the waves of aural affection, taking out her ear monitors to fully experience the overwhelming sound.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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And now, after the long nuclear winter of aural isolation, the clouds have parted, the sun is shining through, and the cassette is back, baby.SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Although evidence is mixed, researchers found stimulating points in the outer ear—auricular acupuncture—to help with quitting smoking when combined with other methods.13 Mindfulness: Another method that may help people quit tobacco is mindfulness.Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Some people can control their auricular muscles to move the ear slightly but to a noticeable extent, an ability that seems to have a genetic basis.C. CLAIBORNE RAY, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2017
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With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
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With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
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To be even more nitpicky, even via the PC, after pressing play there was always a tiny, but perceptible delay before the audio immenseein, which meant the first half-second of the first track faded in.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, wind gusts were 12 mph or less, with a nearly two-hour morning stretch of no perceptible winds, according to National Weather Service data.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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