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
The cast must have required a boxful of Chloraseptic by the shoot’s end, considering how a good third of the dialogue is shouted at intense decibel-shattering levels.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
For Miami, a loss here would accelerate and raise decibels on talk of tanking and/or firing everybody.
—Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Consultants acknowledged parts of the site already exceed Matthews’ 60-decibel limit because of nearby interstate traffic, wind and train horns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
According to a Yale University study, city traffic produces about 85 decibels.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
For Miami, a loss here would accelerate and raise decibels on talk of tanking and/or firing everybody.
—Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Consultants acknowledged parts of the site already exceed Matthews’ 60-decibel limit because of nearby interstate traffic, wind and train horns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
According to a Yale University study, city traffic produces about 85 decibels.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decibel
Noun
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Should the Tigers end up missing a bowl game, the noise will grow much louder.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their noise got loudest at night when the city became quiet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Finally, with the boom of a cannon and the roar of the crowd, each team member and coach rubs Howard’s Rock for luck before hurtling down the hill toward the home sideline.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Decibel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decibel. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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