Mike
3 of 3communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter m
Examples of mike in a Sentence
Noun
The announcer was wearing a mike.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The soundtrack adds to the sense of haunted drama: members of Roca’s team wear tiny radio microphones, picking up their voices—whether discourse or cries—and that of the bullfighter himself, who refused to wear a mike, and who battles to the rise and fall of the crowd’s gasps and cheers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
In scenes where Dylan is playing in his apartment, Maitland had to find another approach for miking actor Chalamet.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There are no rock concert-style hand mikes or microphone stands as in the original, and the energetic, ritualistic dancing in this production is unique.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The soundtrack adds to the sense of haunted drama: members of Roca’s team wear tiny radio microphones, picking up their voices—whether discourse or cries—and that of the bullfighter himself, who refused to wear a mike, and who battles to the rise and fall of the crowd’s gasps and cheers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Verb
Riders were miked so that viewers could experience all the ups and downs of the day alongside them.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
In scenes where Dylan is playing in his apartment, Maitland had to find another approach for miking actor Chalamet.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Mike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mike. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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