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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Recent Examples of ambient
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Consider installing a ceiling fixture with a light switch by the door for general lighting and add a small table lamp to an entryway console or a pair of wall sconces for ambient evening light.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s even ambient audio for a more immersive experience.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
Does the use of ambient AI scribes improve patient care and health outcomes?
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Sidings inverts that curve, bookending the ambient drift of its middle suite with its most towering, brutalist kosmische slabs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Consider installing a ceiling fixture with a light switch by the door for general lighting and add a small table lamp to an entryway console or a pair of wall sconces for ambient evening light.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s even ambient audio for a more immersive experience.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
Does the use of ambient AI scribes improve patient care and health outcomes?
—Michelle Andrews, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambient
Noun
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Rent, housing costs, and other day-to-day financial struggles have created a tough environment for most residents.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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The ceiling, outfitted with colorful, cloth tapestries designed to move with the wind, aims to create less friction between indoor and outdoor environments.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These rights are not peripheral to democracy.—
Yohuru Williams,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Porter’s moment was equally essential, yet more peripheral.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For example, key product categories have generally performed positively, with the key exception of spirits which posted a marginal decline.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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At this stage of their careers, their improvements are likely going to be marginal, yet could still bring massive reward.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Arquiste’s best-selling Nanban, for instance, conjures the aroma of a 17th-century galleon laden with coffee, leather, and saffron, while L’Or de Louis evokes the atmosphere of an orangerie at Versailles.—
April Long,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Historically, it's been thought these volcanic arcs were the primary culprits of injecting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.—
Ben Mather,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And studies show that maintaining even a small set of meaningful professional relationships has a stronger impact on career opportunities than amassing hundreds of weak or tangential connections.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ostensibly, though, the movie is meant to serve as the story of a tangential figure in the greater Wu Tang community, Dutch Moroccan rapper-producer Tarik Azzougarh, known to hip-hop fans as Cilvaringz.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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Equally important, these countries have coordinated policy stances within more encompassing multilateral frameworks, such as the United Nations and its agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization, and the G-20.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The energy output is designed to remain stable down to –50 degrees Celsius, supporting reliable operation in some of the harshest climates on Earth, reports InsideEVs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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