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as in seems
to give the impression of being
the idea at least sounds plausible
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as in voices
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
a person who certainly isn't shy about sounding her opinions
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as in announces
to make known openly or publicly
the grand opening of the region's newest and largest mall has been loudly sounded for months
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Recent Examples of sounds
Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2026
Competing on a shredded ligament sounds risky for long-term knee health, but that’s not necessarily the case, Daniel Kaplan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Feb. 2026
Mayhem executive producer Andrew Watt handled guitar, co-producer Cirkut played synth, Josh Freese drummed, and Gaga commanded two keyboards, actively tweaking sounds on a modular synthesizer.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Neurodivergent children often have sensitivities to texture, temperature, smells, and sounds that can require changing the set up of your home.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
If that sounds vague, well, yeah.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
That language sounds credible when filing programs shift.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
On these bitterly cold winter days, nothing sounds better than defrosting in a sauna.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If this all sounds a little too perfect, that’s because there’s a catch.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
This woodpecker has a wide vocabulary of other sounds, including screams if being captured by predators, an elevated alarm call often given when predator hawks are near or rapidly drumming on dead hollow limbs during territorial disputes or to attract mates.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The Neihardts assumed the phantom sounds came from Mona.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Let the sounds of jazz swing you through dinner and dessert.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The sounds of waves and fishing from the shoreline are some of the reasons Zach Fuller visits Duxbury Reef in Bolinas.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Of all the nominees, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the most ambitious conceptually and stylistically, a moving and invigorating tribute to Puerto Rico that fuses Bad Bunny's trademark reggaeton with traditional sounds from his homeland, including plena, salsa, and jíbaro.
—Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
While growing up, his family would play all kinds of music for him, anything from the sounds of the ‘60s and early 2000s.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
McDonald grew up in Oakland, the sounds of gunfire and chaos just a block away.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
And of so myself and the other woman who, has been around in L one, were like, fine, that sounds good to me.
—Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2026
Competing on a shredded ligament sounds risky for long-term knee health, but that’s not necessarily the case, Daniel Kaplan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Feb. 2026
Mayhem executive producer Andrew Watt handled guitar, co-producer Cirkut played synth, Josh Freese drummed, and Gaga commanded two keyboards, actively tweaking sounds on a modular synthesizer.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Neurodivergent children often have sensitivities to texture, temperature, smells, and sounds that can require changing the set up of your home.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
If that sounds vague, well, yeah.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
That language sounds credible when filing programs shift.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
On these bitterly cold winter days, nothing sounds better than defrosting in a sauna.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If this all sounds a little too perfect, that’s because there’s a catch.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
This woodpecker has a wide vocabulary of other sounds, including screams if being captured by predators, an elevated alarm call often given when predator hawks are near or rapidly drumming on dead hollow limbs during territorial disputes or to attract mates.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The Neihardts assumed the phantom sounds came from Mona.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Let the sounds of jazz swing you through dinner and dessert.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The sounds of waves and fishing from the shoreline are some of the reasons Zach Fuller visits Duxbury Reef in Bolinas.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Of all the nominees, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the most ambitious conceptually and stylistically, a moving and invigorating tribute to Puerto Rico that fuses Bad Bunny's trademark reggaeton with traditional sounds from his homeland, including plena, salsa, and jíbaro.
—Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
While growing up, his family would play all kinds of music for him, anything from the sounds of the ‘60s and early 2000s.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
McDonald grew up in Oakland, the sounds of gunfire and chaos just a block away.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Sounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sounds. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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