as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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Recent Examples of aural
Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
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Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Joy Behar's militia of terroristic digital devices, aural phantoms followedThe View moderator back to her post and wasted no time making their presence known at the top of Monday's episode.
—EW.com, 7 July 2025
While much of the physical art will comprise thread, fiber, rope, sinew and other stringy mediums, aural aspects will focus on various things that tie us together as communities and human beings.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Even limiting them just to the aural, for now: How much of the orchestral score was re-recorded?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Joy Behar's militia of terroristic digital devices, aural phantoms followedThe View moderator back to her post and wasted no time making their presence known at the top of Monday's episode.
—EW.com, 7 July 2025
While much of the physical art will comprise thread, fiber, rope, sinew and other stringy mediums, aural aspects will focus on various things that tie us together as communities and human beings.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Even limiting them just to the aural, for now: How much of the orchestral score was re-recorded?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for aural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aural
auditory
Adjective
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He was also found to have auditory and visual hallucinations, and was ultimately placed on a psychiatric hold after attempting to escape.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Researchers say this behavioral trait points to a fascinating disconnect between the brain’s auditory and reward networks.—
Jay Kakade
August 10,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aural. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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