as in sensorial
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload
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Recent Examples of sensory
There will also be a sensory tent offering a quiet space.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Collaborations with artists Fu Xiaotong, Wu Yi, Leonel Vásquez and George Koutsouris added layers of sound, image and meaning, deepening the sensory narrative.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Both the text and an in-depth author’s note at the end offer more insight into sensory processing, as well as tools and accommodations that neurodivergent children can use to help regulate and avoid sensory overload.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Collaborations with artists Fu Xiaotong, Wu Yi, Leonel Vásquez and George Koutsouris added layers of sound, image and meaning, deepening the sensory narrative.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Both the text and an in-depth author’s note at the end offer more insight into sensory processing, as well as tools and accommodations that neurodivergent children can use to help regulate and avoid sensory overload.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensory
sensorial
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The elegant, sculptural jar is refillable and quickly dispenses a dose with a small press, making for a truly sensorial pre-bed ritual.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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More than that, the brand also aimed to evoke feelings of nostalgia, inviting guests on a sensorial journey through its fashion and fragrance for the first time.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Sensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensory. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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