: to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound
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Framery, which makes soundproof phone pods and sells them to companies such as Microsoft and L’Oreal, has tested outfitting its chairs with biosensors capable of measuring heart rate, breathing rate, and nervousness.—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026 Inside of the massive buildings, hundreds of servers hum within gigantic soundproof and waterproof chambers.—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Investigators later said the nightclub blaze may have been ignited by sparklers attached to champagne bottles that set fire to soundproofing materials on the ceiling, rapidly spreading flames through the crowded venue.—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026 O’Sullivan has a small recording studio in his with a thick gray rug as soundproofing.—Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soundproof