as in noise
usually decibels plural
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line
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Recent Examples of decibel
Silence carries weight of loss Participants sat in the decibels of quiet, with only the noise of the outdoor space breaking the silence.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Tennis record books don’t contain decibel readings from big matches throughout the sport’s history.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
That same architecture is what makes Neo quiet, operating at 22 decibels, quieter than a modern refrigerator.
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John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
As a comparison, a highway generates 80 decibels.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for decibel
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Tennis record books don’t contain decibel readings from big matches throughout the sport’s history.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
That same architecture is what makes Neo quiet, operating at 22 decibels, quieter than a modern refrigerator.
—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
As a comparison, a highway generates 80 decibels.
—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for decibel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.
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Some carried placards and others banged plates, their noise cutting through the crowd protesting and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Gratitude on a stage has rarely seemed more palpable than in Williams basking in the glow of the arena roar; here is someone who, in the spirit of Dylan and the actual words of Doe, has been beyond and back.
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Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain.
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“Decibel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibel. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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