: to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound
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Beyond the main performance stages, the center’s instructional spaces are tailored for drama studies as well as choral, band and orchestra programs, with soundproof practice rooms and breakout rooms featuring acoustic paneling, as well as instrument lockers.—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026 Earplugs, thick rugs, and soundproof curtains can all help to reduce sound rather than add to it, and may all help to improve the quality of your overall snoozing.—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 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