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
With the exception of any prior mental illness, Mom was a textbook case of postpartum psychosis: Restlessness, disordered thinking, paranoia, panic, auditory and visual hallucinations, and most dangerously—voices and thoughts about needing to kill your baby or yourself.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Some scientists believe the sounds accompanying the condition could be generated in the brain's auditory cortex, while others postulate that the aggravating tones are due to the damage of tiny hairs in your ear.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Parents can tailor instruction to match whether their child learns best through visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or reading/writing methods.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Immersive technologies such as virtual or augmented reality already do a pretty good job of reconstructing visual and auditory elements of experiences that can transcend space and time.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Some scientists believe the sounds accompanying the condition could be generated in the brain's auditory cortex, while others postulate that the aggravating tones are due to the damage of tiny hairs in your ear.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Parents can tailor instruction to match whether their child learns best through visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or reading/writing methods.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Immersive technologies such as virtual or augmented reality already do a pretty good job of reconstructing visual and auditory elements of experiences that can transcend space and time.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
Adjective
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The Loop x Coachella Experience 2 earplugs directly address these shortcomings through acoustic filter technology that reduces volume while preserving sound fidelity—maintaining the crucial balance between bass, midrange, and treble frequencies that gives live music its distinctive character.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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To determine the distances light traveled across this map, DESI measured a subtle feature imprinted on the clustering of these galaxies by acoustic waves that traveled through the early universe.—
Ashley Ross,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout the film, Giammarco’s crowd effects tell the story of Dylan’s relationship with his audience, creating a kind of aural arc.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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That aural reminder punctuates my days now, and frequently startles me.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 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
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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 hum of an air conditioner on the wall is the only perceptible sound inside the witness room, where a curtain covers a large pane-glass window that separates us in the gallery from the death chamber.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the romantic narrative is punctuated by subtle moments of unease, each barely perceptible on its own but which, taken together, build into something rather more sinister.—
Stephanie Hirschmiller,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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