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
Fine-tune your child's listening skills by exposing them to a variety of auditory experiences.
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Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
It’s not embedded in the auditory system for hearing.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The technique, called external cueing, works by using visual, auditory, or tactile prompts—colored tape on the ground, playing a metronome, or physical vibrations—to engage neural pathways not affected by the disease.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Traversing The Uncanny Valley: Deepfakes Increasingly Defy Human Detection
Although still undeniably impressive, in their infancy, deepfakes were fraught with visual and auditory imperfections that stymied their pursuit of realism.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
It’s not embedded in the auditory system for hearing.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The technique, called external cueing, works by using visual, auditory, or tactile prompts—colored tape on the ground, playing a metronome, or physical vibrations—to engage neural pathways not affected by the disease.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Traversing The Uncanny Valley: Deepfakes Increasingly Defy Human Detection
Although still undeniably impressive, in their infancy, deepfakes were fraught with visual and auditory imperfections that stymied their pursuit of realism.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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Combined with its substantial acoustic signature, the missile is easily detectable by most modern air-defense systems.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Such a device would presumably rely on acoustic energy, microwaves or another kind of directed energy.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These aural assassins should be rounded up and shipped to a penal island off the coast of Antarctica.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
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The Color, Light, and Sound of Dreams This shift is not only formally marked with longer shots and less edits, Kapadia reached for a distinct visual and aural presentation as well.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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Like Farrow’s, Stone’s cut is no longer than an inch on the sides, with slightly longer sections at the top allowing for a barely perceptible part.—
Ashley Davis,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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