as in acoustical
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily
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Recent Examples of auditory
Some previous research into the effects of the auditory environment on fetuses used hours-long exposure; other studies used a duration of as little as 15 minutes.
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Meghie Rodrigues, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
The listening and communication enhancement auditory training platform is now aided by artificial intelligence, which strengthens how sound is processed and understood in the brain.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Whether spinning De La Soul and underground hip-hop or mixing AC/DC with Biggie Smalls, Ronson both reveled in the auditory stimulation with fellow vampires and slipped into the dangers of too many dark rooms.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The programs, part of a national network of organizations for every state, provide training and resources to help families and educators support students who are deaf and blind, a condition known as deafblindness that affects the ability to process both auditory and visual information.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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Meghie Rodrigues, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
The listening and communication enhancement auditory training platform is now aided by artificial intelligence, which strengthens how sound is processed and understood in the brain.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Whether spinning De La Soul and underground hip-hop or mixing AC/DC with Biggie Smalls, Ronson both reveled in the auditory stimulation with fellow vampires and slipped into the dangers of too many dark rooms.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The programs, part of a national network of organizations for every state, provide training and resources to help families and educators support students who are deaf and blind, a condition known as deafblindness that affects the ability to process both auditory and visual information.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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Ferrari engineers likened it to the difference between an acoustic guitar, which amplifies its own sound, and an electric guitar, which relies on an external amp.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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The folk world saw itself as one of acoustic purity, but suddenly that idea was becoming the horse-and-buggy.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Among the model’s standard equipment is a sport exhaust system to ensure maximum aural thrills.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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This oral history of the Manhattan Project and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dramatically made aural, thanks to the talents of some 30 narrators, plus the author.—
AudioFile Magazine
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.—
Paul McClure
May 22,
New Atlas,
22 May 2025
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Each muscle is responsible for a different movement: the anterior auricular muscle pulls the ear forward, the superior auricular muscle lifts it slightly, and the posterior auricular muscle pulls it backward.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Chris Bieri,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 June 2023
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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
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The environment of transformation is inescapable, and small, perceptible shifts in our way of working happen almost immediately.—
Brené Brown,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 5 Percent Wellness Philosophy Genuine wellness is rooted in perceptible, sustainable recovery — a process best nurtured through consistent, incremental change.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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