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
According to Ahn, the noise was at times as loud as 95 decibels, which is similar to the noise of a subway train approaching a station .
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 18 June 2025
Other work included monitoring the station's decibel levels, checking the station's water quality and clearing the vents of floating debris.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 June 2025
On Tuesday, accompanied by two Charlotte Observer reporters, Carney held a decibel meter around the fenced perimeter of the decade-old Apple data center campus on Startown Road in Maiden, Catawba County.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
The President, of course, and the administration is free to respond to that, and the decibel level has gone up.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 18 June 2025
Other work included monitoring the station's decibel levels, checking the station's water quality and clearing the vents of floating debris.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 June 2025
On Tuesday, accompanied by two Charlotte Observer reporters, Carney held a decibel meter around the fenced perimeter of the decade-old Apple data center campus on Startown Road in Maiden, Catawba County.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
The President, of course, and the administration is free to respond to that, and the decibel level has gone up.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
Noun
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Walden injected a bit of noise into his playing style with the group, citing guitarists J Mascis, Thurston Moore, and Jimi Hendrix as influences.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2025
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Yufei Long, who hails from Shenzhen, China and came to the US to play top-level Tennis, also made some noise here, qualifying and then taking out No. 21 Blatt and No. 14 Schaefer before stretching No.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Dino up for sale is a 246 GTS variant with a removable roof panel for when the sun is out and the driver wants to really hear the roar of its engine.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
19 June 2025
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“Decibel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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