as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
a specialist in audial disorders in children
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Recent Examples of audial
With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.
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Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audial
auditory
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Because most of the archival footage lacked audio, Iwerks collaborated with Skywalker Sound to create auditory elements — like hammers, paintbrushes and train engines — from scratch.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Cole was detoxing from alcohol and Xanax and appeared to be experiencing auditory hallucinations, according to the report.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Audial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audial. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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