as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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Recent Examples of aural
Even limiting them just to the aural, for now: How much of the orchestral score was re-recorded?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Or is this 70-year-old troubadour still able to strike aural gold?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
And because this was visual as well as aural music that Lewis was orchestrating, images accompany the voices.
—Donovan Hohn
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Rather than presenting discrete sounds, these works are containers for aural attention, delineating spaces where the viewer can reflect not only on their own sensory encounters but also on the varied histories of art, architecture, and music that the works invoke.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
Or is this 70-year-old troubadour still able to strike aural gold?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
And because this was visual as well as aural music that Lewis was orchestrating, images accompany the voices.
—Donovan Hohn
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Rather than presenting discrete sounds, these works are containers for aural attention, delineating spaces where the viewer can reflect not only on their own sensory encounters but also on the varied histories of art, architecture, and music that the works invoke.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aural
auditory
Adjective
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Each room is meant to elicit a specific experience around urban planning and vegetation, and so each has its own visual and auditory scheme.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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These include holding, auditory stimulation and massage.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aural. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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